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Spaç is Being Falsified – With a Verbal Permit from the Prime Minister!
A symbolic place of suffering and oppression under the communist dictatorship, the former Spaç Prison is being altered for the purpose of an artistic film, based on a verbal permit from the Prime Minister of Albania, without any formal agreement with the relevant institutions. This is an instrumentalization of memory for political and aesthetic purposes, which legitimizes the destruction of the authenticity of one of the most important sites of our national pain.
Director Namik Ajazi himself publicly admits to BIRN (link) that he does not have the expertise for authentic restoration, but assures us that “with visual effects in the film, it will look as it once was”!
Instead of preserving Spaç as a place for reflection, mourning, and remembrance, it is being turned into a movie set—with the government’s approval.
This is not only a mockery of the suffering of political prisoners, but also a deliberate falsification of our history, which risks planting a false memory for future generations.
???? This is not just a local issue; it is an international matter of historical justice. In no responsible country would an internment camp be plastered over for film production with the prime minister’s blessing, without transparency and without respect for those who suffered within those walls.
⛔ This is an ethical violation, a betrayal of historical truth, and a wake-up call for every citizen with a conscience.
