Prime Minister Edi Rama in an interview with the German media Der Spiegel said that the Mujahideen cannot use Albania to fight against the Iranian regime. 

Part of the interview: 

SPIEGEL: Mr. Rama, last week the security forces near Tirana carried out an operation in the Iranian MEK camp. Why? 

Rama: We have had the MEK in our country for several years. They are welcome, but on the condition that they do not use Albania as a platform for their political operations. Our Iranian guests have repeatedly violated this agreement. 

SPIEGEL: Government computers in Tehran have been hacked and sensitive documents circulated. About 100 PCs and dozens of hard drives are said to have been confiscated now. Can you confirm this? 

Rama: Albania has no intention of being at war with the Iranian regime. Albania does not accept anyone who has abused our hospitality. 

Spiegel: Why did you agree to the request of US President Barack Obama in 2016 to accept thousands of Mujahideen? 

Rama: It was a life-saving operation. We opened our doors because the group, then operating from Iraq, was systematically followed. And if a friend like the US asks us for something, we feel honored. 

SPIEGEL: If you were MEK, would you prefer to leave? 

Rama: We understand the anger against the regime in their country. But our country is used as a trench in a war that is not ours, it does not work! Of course, they have every right to fight for their freedom, but to do so they must leave Albania. 

A few days ago, with the decision of the Special Court, the State Police conducted a search in the premises of the MEK camp, which provoked the reaction of the camp's residents. 

Their reaction began when the police approached the servers and began seizing computer equipment. The first reactions were to destroy the documents and memory cards, and then in a physical confrontation with the police to prevent them from being taken. 

ASHRAF 3 stated that a member of their community lost their life during the police attack, a claim that was rejected by the State Police who only used pepper spray to neutralize the attack. Mutual accusations of violence led to the initiation of investigations by the Durrës prosecutor's office, which has put the six leaders of the camp under investigation. 

The controls are part of the fight against cyberattacks and terrorism and come after the investigations that started on the cyberattacks that our country faced a year ago. They are suspected to be the result of attacks that were previously carried out against Iran from Albanian territory. 

In order to verify the suspicions and provide the necessary evidence for the exercise of illegal activity inside the mujahedin camp in Albania, on June 20, the State Police carried out an extensive control inside the camp.