FLASH
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Gazment Bardhi, head of the DP Parliamentary Group, has reacted to the decision of the Socialists who rejected SPAK's request for the arrest of Belinda Balluku, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Infrastructure.
Bardhi considers this decision as an indication that the state has been taken hostage, while inviting Albanians to join the March 12 protest.
According to the statement, the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) has presented evidence related to 11 tenders worth around 1.1 billion euros, as well as allegations of pressure on witnesses through persons connected to the crime and through payments.
The opposition claims that in a functional democracy, parliament should pave the way for judicial investigations, while the latest decision, according to it, shows that the institution is being used to protect officials involved in corruption cases.
Bardhi's response also states that the issue has a broader political dimension, linking it to Albania's European integration process. According to the opposition, the European Union requires concrete results in the fight against corruption at high levels, while such decisions, according to it, risk damaging the country's credibility in this process.
Reaction from Bardhi
The decision of the "Supreme Court of the Republic - SP" not to allow the lifting of Belinda Balluku's immunity confirms what we have said since day one: Edi Rama is a hostage of Belinda Balluku. Caught in the corruption trap he built himself, Edi Rama is not a free prime minister to make decisions in the interest of Albania and Albanians. Otherwise, he would not be forced, after 10 years from the approval of the justice reform, to remove the propaganda mask of the reformer, becoming the major obstacle to justice!
SPAK has presented evidence for 11 tenders worth 1.1 billion euros, as well as evidence of pressure on witnesses through strongmen and money. In any normal democracy, Parliament would pave the way for justice. But today we saw something else: not only is the Prime Minister held hostage, but also Parliament is being held hostage to protect the corruption system, with architect Edi Rama and implementer Belinda Balluku and many others like her.
This is no longer just an internal political issue. This was a critical test for Albania in relation to the European Union. Europe requires the rule of law and a real fight against corruption at the highest levels, but Edi Rama chose corruption and obstruction of justice! When justice is blocked to protect power, European integration is also held hostage.
With Edi Rama's stance in favor of Belinda (corruption), against justice (integration), the black and white is confirmed: the country is governed by a prime minister hostage to a SPAK defendant.
When the state is held hostage by corruption, the citizens have the floor. On March 12, in front of Parliament, Albanians will show Edi Rama that Albania is not held hostage by anyone.
Duhet te ishte subjekt i Spakut or pis, per vrasjen e Dr. Xhuvanit dhe per ngritjen e grupeve, SA albaneze njesoj si në gjermanine e Hitlerit. Mire Spakut nuk te heton, Po ti vetem ke ndonje grime pendese per sa ka ndodhur or qen pa bisht. Mos ki merak, po nuk ta kendoj drejtesia do ta kendoje Sala, veç mos i ardhte momenti.