Although he has been on the run for 4 months, the former deputy prime minister, Arben Ahmetaj , is officially part of the parliamentary group of the Socialist Party.
Asked why he has not yet been expelled, the leader of the majority group Bledi Çuçi answered in a statement to the media that it is necessary for Ahmetaj to be present.
- Have you expelled Mr. Ahmetaj from the parliamentary group of the Socialist Party?
Bledi Chuçi: No!
- Do you intend to do it or is it not the same standard that you apply? What is the reason you haven't ruled it out?
Bledi Çuçi : We haven't received...now what's the reason?! He has work with justice, the problem is that he is not present.
- You expelled Sajmir Tahir without being punished at all..
Bledi Çuçi: Yes, definitely, Saimir Tahiri was present.
-And you cannot rule it out in absence...
We remind you that since the issuance of the arrest warrant on July 20 of this year, the Assembly approved with 117 votes in favor of removing his immunity, approving the request of the Special Prosecutor's Office for the handcuffing of Ahmetaj.
The court imposed the security measure of "prison arrest in absentia" and after it turned out that he was not inside Albanian territory, the procedure of declaring him internationally wanted continued.