PD group in the EP/ Meeting with EPP representatives: Political imprisonments have returned to us 34 years later

2024-10-23 10:26:00, Politikë CNA

PD group in the EP/ Meeting with EPP representatives: Political imprisonments

The Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Party continued its official visit to the European Parliament today. MPs Gazment Bardhi, Jorida Tabaku, Agron Gjekmarkaj and Albana Vokshi have met with MEPs Mr. Lukas MANDL and Mr. Davor Ivo STIER, representative of the EPP parliamentary group in the European Parliament.

The news was made known by a press release of the Parliamentary Group, which, among other things, writes that "the removal of the freedom of the opposition leader in an election year, violating the principle of presumption of innocence, or the imprisonment of the deputy Salianji because he denounced organized crime-government links, by violating the sanctity of freedom of speech, aims at disparity of parties and harming the opposition in elections".

"It was a pleasure to start today's meetings in the European Parliament with two MEPs of the Parliamentary Group of the European People's Parties (EPP), Mr. Lukas MANDL and Mr. Davor Ivo STIER, well acquainted with the Western Balkans and friends of Albania.

The Democratic Party fully supports the European integration of Albania, as a dream of the vast majority of honest Albanians. However, European integration has been inhibited due to 12 years of bad governance by Edi Rama.

Unlike Edi Rama, for the Parliamentary Group of the Democratic Party, integration must first take place with the respect of European values ??in the governance of the country, where the foundation must be the well-being of the citizens, the protection of the public interest, the fight with zero tolerance against corruption and organized crime..

Instead of reforms that bring Albania closer to the EU, the criminalized power of Edi Rama aims to annihilate the opposition through political imprisonment, bringing us back 34 years and more.

Depriving the freedom of the Leader of the Opposition in an election year, violating the universal principle of presumption of innocence, or imprisoning MP Salianji because he denounced organized crime-government links, violating the sanctity of freedom of expression, aims at the inequality of the parties and damage to the opposition in the elections.

For Edi Rama, only the use of organized crime or the dirty money of corruption is no longer enough to keep power. That is why it has moved to another stage, that of annihilation by any means and price of the political opponent. This is not going to happen, because Albania is bigger and more important than his sick thirst for personal and absolute power," the announcement says./ CNA