Our newspapers and online media outlets divide the news in general into three main sections. One is the political section: what did Rama do, what did Basha say, whom did Berisha denounce, and how is Meta behaving, the next corruption affair, the next scandal, the next ambassador, etc.; the second is the “dark” section of crime:
For several days now, different Albanian media outlets have reported on Durrës Mayor Vangjush Dako’s alleged involvement with criminal organizations. Just like the three police directors currently wanted for supporting organized crime, the opposition has frequently accused Dako of being involved in criminal activities. In December 2016, PD demanded the dismissal of Dako after he
Yesterday the Prosecution of Serious Crimes ordered the arrest of three high officials of the State Police: Jaeld Çela, the former police director of Vlora; Gjergj Kohila, the chief of the organized crime crime sector of the Vlora police directorate; and Sokol Bode, the former head of the border police in Dhërmi. All three are suspected of
Unexpectedly, the chief of the secret service, Visho Ajazi, accused of being in the camp of former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, resigned, allowing his deputy, proposed by Prime Minister Edi Rama. With this action he has made any possible resistance of President Meta unnecessary, as well as any attempt of the so-called united opposition to
While the discussion about the non-arrest of Saimir Tahiri is still raging, media close to the government continue to incessantly try to delegitimate the whistleblower who first accused Tahir, former anti-drug police chief Dritan Zagani. The curious thing is that these insistent attempts have now become completely useless; the accusations leveled by Zagani have been surpassed by
Visho Ajazi, the director of the Albanian Information Service (ShISh), usually called the secret service, has resigned. Even though sources in the media say that this was decided on Friday, it still was unexpected. It has been unexpected for President Ilir Meta, for the heads of the opposition, Lulzim Basha and Monika Kryemadhi, but also
It appears that every case with public interest, now, is no longer channeled through the pertinent institutions, but, contrarily, served for judgment to the uninformed public opinion. This model is transformed into the standard government formula. For this aim it uses the majority of the media, to inject and make official its version of events or to distort
Exit.al | On Wednesday, the Parliament will vote on the prosecution’s request to allow the arrest, limitation of freedom, and control of assets of former Minister of Interior Affairs Saimir Tahiri, accused for the crimes of narcotics trafficking in collaboration with a criminal organization and passive corruption. If Tahiri’s parliamentary immunity is not fully removed,
– What a hypocritical statement “let’s justice run its course” – Justice cannot give justice! – The state has fallen, justice has fallen! – The government has to go! Whose words are this? Lulzim Basha’s? No, Edi Rama’s. These are Edi Rama’s words from January 2011, immediately after the hidden camera footage of then Minister Dritan
While the Habilaj–Tahiri affair exploded in the Albanian media, the US Embassy posted a video on its Facebook account in which “Ambassador Lu and the Embassy’s American staff members tried to guess traditional Albanian dishes” while being blindfolded with the US flag. There is perhaps no metaphor that is more apt for the current position