TIRANA, Albania — An Albanian court on Wednesday released from house arrest former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is charged with corruption. The Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime, which covers cases involving senior officials and politicians, revoked its order for Berisha’s house arrest, issued almost a year ago, without giving any reason. …
Tuesday was the chosen day for the demonstration in honor of the February 20, 1991, event in which pro-democracy protestors destroyed the statue of Enver Hoxha, the longstanding communist dictator of Albania Rama is accused of nepotism and corruption by the main opposition Democratic Party, which claims that these practices are driving many young people to emigrate in search of …
TIRANA, Albania — Thousands of supporters of Albania’s opposition held a protest Tuesday accusing the Cabinet of corruption. Since October, opposition lawmakers have regularly disrupted parliament sessions to protest the ruling left-wing Socialists’ refusal to create parliamentary commissions to investigate alleged cases of corruption involving Prime Minister Edi Rama and other top officials. Tuesday’s protest also showed support for former …
TIRANA, Albania — Albanian opposition lawmakers on Thursday caused commotion in Parliament, trying to disrupt a session in protest against what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Sali Berisha, leader of one group in the heavily divided center-right Democratic Party, described the melee in parliament as a “temporary strike” and said the Democrats would continue with …
TIRANA, Albania — Albania’s former prime minister Sali Berisha said Saturday that prosecutors charged him with corruption and money laundering in connection with a land deal involving a Tirana property. The Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime office alleges that Berisha’s son-in-law exploited Berisha’s position as prime minister to privatize land in Tirana owned by the country’s Defense Ministry …
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