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The head of the Democratic Party parliamentary group, Gazment Bardhi, has reacted to the decision of the Socialist Party Parliamentary Group not to grant authorization for the arrest of Belinda Balluku, requested by SPAK. In a press conference by the Presidency of the Assembly, Bardhi accused Prime Minister Edi Rama of refusing to "hand over" Balluku to justice in order to protect himself, according to him, from investigations.
According to Bardhi, the decision of the socialist majority is not related to the lack of evidence, but to the fear that the investigations could lead to the political responsibility of the prime minister. He said that in his speech in the Assembly, Rama avoided mentioning the evidence that, according to the opposition, is in the file of the Special Prosecution.
The head of the Democratic parliamentary group claimed that the SPAK file includes thousands of messages that show illegal interference in tender procedures and favoritism of certain companies, mentioning also the case of the Llogara tunnel. According to Bardhi, this evidence is the reason why the majority has decided not to authorize the arrest of Balluk.
"Edi Rama's main objective was to victimize Belinda Balluku, his government and himself, trying to discredit the prosecutor in the case and SPAK, as well as to minimize the importance of the wiretapping evidence.
Isn't it ridiculous and unbelievable for a prime minister to talk about political lynching of the ruling party by the same system he boasted he had built himself to take him to his office? But Edi Rama speaks differently and acts differently.
He talks about the independence of justice, but votes against SPAK's request to allow the arrest of his closest associate.
I have seen hundreds of comments on social media, yesterday and today. I understand that many people are disappointed by Edi Rama's decision to defend Belinda Balluku and the corrupt acts of his government.
But for all the disappointed, I have a message: from today, see Edi Rama for who he really is, a political defender of corruption, who has now shed his 10-year mask of being the architect of justice reform.
Citizens have the right to know that Edi Rama's decision to become a corruption lawyer was not made yesterday. This decision has nothing to do with any legal fact, because the evidence is there. This is a political decision made on the first day of the indictment. It is a predetermined decision, just like the tenders for which Belinda Balluku was taken as a defendant and is being investigated.
"Citizens also deserve to know that, for the first time since the creation of SPAK, a request submitted by the Special Prosecution Office to investigate the abuse of public funds at the highest levels of power is being politically rejected by the parliamentary majority, not on the basis of a legal analysis, but on the basis of an open political defense by the Prime Minister of the country," Bardhi said.
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