
In the third governing mandate of Prime Minister Edi Rama, it seems that things are not going so well.
At least in the last 40 days, the "Rama 3" government has been involved in successive scandals highlighting well-known figures and officials with important positions.
Below, the 4 scandals of the rulers, small and big, have become the headlines of the local and foreign media.
It seems that with the increase in temperatures in the last 40 days, the intensity of government scandals has also increased, from erotic videos to corruption with rampant theft, to abuse of office.
Siparin e skandaleve e ka hapur ish-kryebashkiaku i Durrësit Vangjush Dako, një histori jo e panjohur as për opinionin publik, as për politikën dhe as për drejtësinë.
6 qershor 2023, Arrestohet Vangjush Dako, ish-kryebashkiaku i Durrësit
Ish-kryebashkiaku i Durrësit u arrestua me urdhër të SPAK nën akuzën e “Shpërdorimit të detyrës” për dy raste.
Rasti i parë i shpërdorimit të detyrës ka të bëjë me dhënien e një leje ndërtimi në 2011 për një pallat, në lagjen nr 5,në qendër të Durrësit dhe që u dëmtua nga tërmeti i 2019. Pasi janë kryer verifikime SPAK dyshon se pallati kishte 4 kate pa leje dhe legalizimi i godinës është kryer në shkelje të ligjit. Leja është zbardhur dy vite me vonesë dhe legalizimi përfshiu dhe katet shtesë.
The second case of misuse of duty has to do with a report for the tender of the promenade, which according to the Supreme State Control, the damage was calculated at 18 million ALL. The tender in question was carried out in the year 2014 - 2015, worth 22 million ALL.
The former mayor of Durrës continues to be in prison, while the final security measure has not yet been issued.
But it seems another sensational news story was about to spread quickly involving one of the most popular political figures. Safet Gjici, the mayor with the largest personal wealth but presided over one of the poorest municipalities in the country.
June 6, 2023 , Safet Gjici's video scandal recording and publication on June 16, 2023
The mayor of Kukës, Safet Gjici, became viral on social networks after a video of him having sex with a girl inside the municipality office was published. The footage was widely distributed, as SPAK launched investigations into him and the girl in question, and then he was forced to resign. It seems that after the +18 footage, it is about receiving a tender from the girl, presented as Alma Kaçi. Currently, Gjici is behind bars and a final decision has not yet been given for him.
July, with its hot temperatures, has also been followed by other scandals which have also brought about the dismissal of former Interior Minister Bledi Çuçi and the resignation of Socialist MP Rrahman Rraja.
July 6, 2023 , Members of the Rraja tribe brutally rape 2 cousins of the Maya tribe, the cause is a quarry in Borizana
The Rraja tribe armed with rubber sticks and firearms have raped Bilal Maja and Jashar Maja.
The law enforcement agencies said that the reason for the conflict between the citizens is suspected to be a quarry in the village of Borizane, owned by Përparim Rraja, which has a permit and license for this activity. But the cousins Bilbil and Jashar Maja claim that the explosions during the works in the quarry create disturbances in their homes. The police announced that the Kruja Police Station has escorted the citizens Xelal Rraja and Pëparim Rraja and is working to escort two other people involved in this conflict.
The video recorded by the perpetrators themselves quickly made the rounds of the network until it brought the departure of Bledi Çuçi from the Ministry of the Interior and the resignation of Rrahman Rraja as a socialist deputy in the Parliament of Albania.
July 14, 2023 The Parliament of Albania approves SPAK's request for the arrest of Arben Ahmetaj
The investigation into the senior official of the Albanian government, Arben Ahmetaj, started on September 19, 2022, and the approval in the Assembly for the arrest request was postponed to July 14, 2023.
Ahmetaj is accused of being involved in the incinerator affair, while SPAK states that it has a voluminous investigative file on this event.
While the arrest of the former minister has been approved, Ahmetaj has currently left the country and is in Great Britain, as his reactions have been limited.
At the crossroads of the search for justice and progress, amid the great scandals, it is now time for countermeasures.
The verdict for Vangjush Dako, but especially the investigation for Arben Ahmetaj, is undoubtedly a strong proof to prove this time the impartial work of SPAK for the establishment of the law according to meritocracy and the kindling of hope among Albanians./ Gazeta Shqip