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The farmers of Drithas who took to protest face severe consequences...

  • Writer: Korca Boom
    Korca Boom
  • Jul 22, 2024
  • 1 min read

Today at 9:00 AM, the farmers of the Drithas area held a protest to demand their rights. They placed their agricultural machinery by the side of the road and remained there for half an hour, demanding more attention from the state, support through subsidies, and measures to prevent foreign products from bankrupting them.

Up to this point, they were exercising their democratic right to protest, but what followed was even more severe. Look at one of the fines issued by the police, citing that the farmers obstructed traffic by leaving their machinery on the road, when in fact, the machinery was parked by the roadside and did not block other vehicles.

The fines are quite hefty, with one being as much as 100,000 lek. How many products will these farmers need to sell to pay this fine?




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