FLASH
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On the Albanian public scene, Kreshnik Spahiu initially emerged as a reformist figure within the justice system. Appointed in 2007 as vice president of the High Council of Justice, he stood out for his tough approach towards judges suspected of corruption and for his constant clashes with the majority of the time.
At the height of the debate about justice and political interference in the system, Spahiu openly came out against the Ministry of Justice and the Parliament itself.
These clashes culminated in 2012, when Spahiu resigned from the Supreme Court, denouncing the "capture of justice by the majority".
He had begun his activism with the Red and Black Alliance, although not officially a political movement. With rallies in Albanian cities inside and outside the borders, Spahiu unfolded a harsh discourse against the political class, demanded the constitutional definition of the Albanian nation and declared national unity as a political mission. In 2013, the Red and Black Alliance participated in the parliamentary elections, but failed to enter the Assembly, despite the high profile of its leader and the media coverage.
After this moment, the movement lost momentum, while Spahiu himself withdrew from active engagement in party politics.
In the years that followed, he returned as a critical voice through journalism, legal analysis, and participation in television debates. For many, Kreshnik Spahiu is no longer a contender for power, but a reflection of what Albanian politics does not allow to happen: the entry of an untainted alternative into the big game.
" It was in the courts of southern Albania, I found that hundreds of Albanians changed their nationality from Albanian to Greek with a simple certificate from the church.
It was an unprecedented act due to a space that the Albanian parliament had created. I denounced it as a judicial and constitutional scandal, because nationality is not changed in any country in the world.
From that clash I gained a good name but lost my career. I leave a mark wherever I've been, even when I have nothing in my hands, I impose myself with the way I communicate.
"When I resigned from the Supreme Court, the clash was with the government and former Prime Minister Berisha, who, judging him today, was forced to maintain that position ," he said in Top Story.
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