In Albania, former president Ilir Meta, the current leader of the Freedom Party, stayed today for over 3 hours in the Special Prosecutor's Office. It is not clear for which investigation he was summoned, but in his subsequent statements, Mr. Meta implied that he had been questioned about matters related to his family's wealth.
The former president stated that he has never dealt with property or financial issues, for which he left the responsibility to his wife Monika Kryemadhi, the relationship with which has seen a strong crack recently. Mrs. Kryemadhi, who is under property investigation, was also the day before at the Special Prosecutor's Office.
Summoned previously to the Special Prosecutor's Office, Mr. Meta entered its premises today attacking the head of this institution Altin Dumani with derogatory remarks, as has often happened, especially in recent months: "Dum Dumani is the one who does not dare to open the McGonigal case. He is head to toe with Edi Rama".
On leaving the Prosecutor's Office, after a little more than three hours, he did not spare the accusations against Mr. Dumani again, saying that "I have been questioned for 3 hours, in vain, about things that have nothing to do with me, that have to do with with the actions of others, friends, colleagues and associates of SPAK".
Mr. Meta did not explain in the framework of which investigation he was summoned by the prosecutors, but later, from the headquarters of his party, he called the session shameful where he made it clear that he was asked about financial issues related to him and his family his.
"How can you tell Ilir Meta that he knows Elena?" But who is Elena? Yes, that employee of Finance, of LSI. Yes - I told him - there is one who worked and ran away without handing in the task. If you had a chance, tell him to come and hand over the task because he had an important task. Did Elena give you 5 thousand dollars in 2006? Give me Elena? There was no way he could tell me that he received a salary from the party. Yes, they are in an account number that you and your wife have. Go ask him, I said. They deal with history, that you did not discuss with Monika at home, about these actions that Monika has done in her bank account, and how do I know such tales", explained Mr. Meta, mentioning some of the questions that he said that were made by the prosecutors.
Clearly, he left all responsibility on his wife Monika Kryemadhi, the relations with which have been deeply shaken, also in the political aspect, where she was left out of functions in the Freedom party.
"It became clear to me that neither property nor financial matters, I had any responsibility. All the responsibilities, in good faith, were held by Monika, and they had her as a guest yesterday, and they can have her whenever they want, and they ask him. I am and am dealing with politics", emphasized Mr. Meta.
Mrs. Kryemadhi was at the Special Prosecutor's Office the day before. Unlike her husband, she never attacked the prosecutors, who, as she said, "are doing their duty." Found under property investigation, she stated that she had answered all the questions and that she had compared her data with those collected by the Special Prosecutor's Office./ VOA