- Thread starter
- Staff
- #1
Dadparvar
Staff member
- Nov 11, 2016
- 10,588
- 0
- 6
Former Albanian Prime Minister Ilir Meta was arrested Monday after the Albanian Special Anti-Corruption Structure (SPAK) lodged a case against the former politician. SPAK published a press release saying that Meta (identified by his initials) was arrested on charges of passive corruption of high-level officials, money laundering, and failure to file or false filing of an asset declaration.
Meta’s political party, the Freedom Party, released a press statement condemning the arrest, describing it as an act of terrorism and “illegal, violent, and politically motivated.” The party argued the arrest was “without evidence, proof, or testimony.” They characterized the ruling Socialist Party as dictatorial, “operat[ing not] based on constitutional principles and law but rather on hatred, primitive revenge, political orders, and police-state methods of a dictatorial regime.”
Meta personally made a statement to X after he was arrested, claiming, “The enemies of our nation and democracy will have the smile wiped off their faces.” “My abduction today in the most bandit-like manner reveals the panic of the dictatorial regime when faced with the truth,” he continued.
In 2011, Meta found himself in a scandal when a videotape of a conversation between Economy Minister Dritan Prifti and then-Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta was broadcast wherein they discussed ‘”llegal appointment to … public institutions and favoring [bidders] for material benefits.” In the tape, Meta requests “Prifti to intervene in a concession tender for the hydropower plant Egnatia-Shushicë in exchange for €700,000 and 7 percent of the shares.”
Former European Union ambassador to Albania Romana Vlahutin praised the arrest as “Justice reform in all its force.” ‘There are no untouchables [and that] justice may be slow, but in the end, it is served.”
The post Former Albania Prime Minister Ilir Meta arrested on corruption allegations appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.
Meta’s political party, the Freedom Party, released a press statement condemning the arrest, describing it as an act of terrorism and “illegal, violent, and politically motivated.” The party argued the arrest was “without evidence, proof, or testimony.” They characterized the ruling Socialist Party as dictatorial, “operat[ing not] based on constitutional principles and law but rather on hatred, primitive revenge, political orders, and police-state methods of a dictatorial regime.”
Meta personally made a statement to X after he was arrested, claiming, “The enemies of our nation and democracy will have the smile wiped off their faces.” “My abduction today in the most bandit-like manner reveals the panic of the dictatorial regime when faced with the truth,” he continued.
In 2011, Meta found himself in a scandal when a videotape of a conversation between Economy Minister Dritan Prifti and then-Deputy Prime Minister Ilir Meta was broadcast wherein they discussed ‘”llegal appointment
Former European Union ambassador to Albania Romana Vlahutin praised the arrest as “Justice reform in all its force.” ‘There are no untouchables [and that] justice may be slow, but in the end, it is served.”
The post Former Albania Prime Minister Ilir Meta arrested on corruption allegations appeared first on JURIST - News.
Continue reading...
Note: We don't have any responsibilities about this news. Its been posted here by Feed Reader and we had no controls and checking on it. And because News posted here will be deleted automatically after 21 days, threads are closed so that no one spend time to post and discuss here. You can always check the source and discuss in their site.