TIRANA - The news that the house of former deputy prime minister Ahmet Arbenaj's former chief of staff was stolen, was initially conveyed with regret and empathy by the Albanian public opinion. Eager to learn the continuation of this injustice against an exemplary state employee, people were waiting to hear how the ex-cabinet woman was robbed of her savings of 5-10 thousand euros, a pendant or a ring given to her by her grandmother when she graduated from high school. , any laptop, cell phone, microwave or expensive coat.
But as the hours passed, it turned out that tens of thousands of euros had been stolen from the exemplary state worker, then it turned out that the amount was around 120 thousand, plus ingots, bracelets and expensive pendants. Even later, in the house of the thieving cleaner, some small tails were found, totaling another 500 thousand euros.
At this point, the Albanians agreed that the thief, who had taken her son as an accomplice, 100% deserved the name of the trade, CLEANER. But reluctantly and in a thin voice, the prosecutors began to ask some somewhat embarrassing questions. Like, where did the former cabinet find all this money?
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According to a quick Patronajist survey, 120% of respondents stated that the question "Where did Ahmet Arbenaj's former chief of staff find so much money?" has the answer inside.
"Did he manage for years the official reconstructive, state-forming, incinerator, reformer and exemplary activity of Arbenaj?" Then what are you asking, white door? That's where the money is, that's where the prosperity is," answered the respondents.
In this line, the Patronageist has learned that not only the former close associates of Arbenaj are being investigated, but the whole circle of people who, in one way or another, have had constant contact with him. The fact is that for years in Tirana there was a saying, "Close to the Tiger, close to the King" . Which means that working with and/or for Ahmet Arbenaj, if it doesn't flow, it will drip. And if sums like those found in Arbenaj's former cabinet are called crumbs, think how much all the bread was.
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The first deconstructions have been successful. Data still reserved for the general public, say that searches in the homes and properties of individuals who had contact with the former rebuilder have revealed wonders.
Thus, the police seized the unjustified sum of 45,000 euros in the house of Arbenaj's trusted butler, of course, hidden inside a tire. About 25,000 euros were found in the garden of the former minister's gardener, hidden under a box of spinach. The gardener declared that he knew nothing, and that the money had grown by itself.
While the search continues, the climax of the series was marked after the control at the house of the barber of Arbenaj, who was found 300 thousand euros in denominations of 500, under a box of firmato razors.
The barber declared that they were profits of the trade: "I shave you, brother." I have this craft. With me, anyone who comes and sits on the couch, leaves like a shaven head. What's there to be surprised about?"...
Meanwhile, Ed's other ministers, including Ed himself, but also directors, MPs and socialist hierarchs, declare that they have never met Arbenaj, do not know him and that these days are the first time they hear about him...
Note: The Patronageist is a satirical column published twice a year. There are so many possibilities...