Last week, the daily newspaper Panorama published an article alleging that according to confidential sources the State Police Operative Unit is keeping opposition leader Lulzim Basha under surveillance. The reactions of various exponents of the opposition, be they from PD or LSI, were prompt and quick to point out how the State Police, under the
In order to shield his power from the critiques of the opposition and his citizens, Prime Minister Edi Rama has fully embraced the idea that criticism toward him is automatically meant as critique of Albania. “Slinging mud against Albania,” “speaking against Albania,” “treason against Albania” constitute the words Rama constantly uses to describe the opposition’s
The Durrës Prosecution Office has been robbed twice in two weeks. On May 8, still unidentified persons violently robbed the Prosecution’s confidential mail office, while on Thursday morning the prosecution’s main server and several files from the office of prosecutor Afrim Shehu were stolen. Another office that has been robbed belonged to the Judiciary Police
In recent days, the Democratic Party has been producing a stream of revelation related to the alleged criminal activities of the brother of Minister of Interior Fatmir Xhafaj, Agron Xhafaj, who legally changed his name to Geron. Ever since the criminal activities of his brother, which involved international drug trafficking from Latin America to Europe,
Faced with numerous scandals during his term as Prime Minister, Edi Rama has consistently taken the side of his favorites, even following the revelation of evidence of their criminal pasts. Instead of apologizing to citizens for nominating crime-affiliated MPs and mayors, or even resigning, Edi Rama always chose to criticize the opposition and the media
As is customary in Albania, diplomats edging toward the end of their tenure relax their habits and start checking off a bucket list of TV programs and magazine covers to appear on. Yesterday, was US Ambassador Donald Lu’s chance to shine in the satirical TV program Portokalli (an Albanian version of Saturday Night Live), where he
Former Minister of Interior Affairs Saimir Tahiri , who recently declared publicly that he would no longer be using the protection afforded to him during the last six months by the Prime Minister and the Socialist Party, also used this appearance to declare two main battles. The first was the unmasking of the politicians who have
The Tirana Prosecution Office has decided not to pursue an investigation into former Constitutional Court judge Besnik Imeraj who resigned before the vetting process began. The Prosecution dismissed the request of the Independent Qualification Commission (KPK), which had referred Imeraj’s entire dossier to the office. According to the Prosecution, the dossier contained no criminal activities.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fatmir Xhafaj, asked the Serious Crimes Prosecution Office to interrogate Democratic Party leader Lulzim Basha and former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, following their public accusations regarding the cocaine shipment seized in Maminas. In open violation of every law and standard of judicial independence, Fatmir Xhafaj directed an official communication to the
There is no denying that the revelations of the tactics used by Cambridge Analytica to influence the US Presidential elections and many others have put another dent into the reputation of the neoliberal democratic model of the Western world. The unchecked, massive collection of personal data through social media platforms, combined with bribery and entrapment,