Prime Minister Edi Rama called the Parliament's decision to reject SPAK's request for the arrest of Belinda Balluku fair.
In a response to the reactions of the main European embassies, the head of the executive emphasizes that the government's goal remains unwavering: Albania in the EU by 2030.
Rama mocked the opposition, which received the Parliament's decision with protest, as he stated that "the Molotov association of Tirana has also started to speak on behalf of Germany," while adding that the Parliament rejected SPAK's request for Balluk in the complete absence of conditions to take such an extreme step.
Edi Rama: I welcome the statements of the embassies of the United Kingdom and Germany, with the principles expressed in which we all agree, 100%. But given that both came out today, when the Parliament quite rightly refused to deprive a deputy of her freedom in the complete absence of conditions to take such an extreme step, and, at the same time, given that the Molotov Association of Tirana has also begun to speak on behalf of Germany, I take this opportunity to emphasize:
This governing majority has a divided mind and an unmovable compass: Albania 2030 in the European Union
Justice reform is not being reversed, the independence of the judiciary is not being affected, and support for SPAK remains unwavering.
The real fight against corruption continues, more persistent than ever, as the European Commission's updated objective overview clearly shows.
Belinda Balluku is not accused of corruption and the investigation into the case must continue, undisturbed by either obstruction or the interference of SPAK, by factors outside the boundaries of independent judicial power.
The ruling majority did today without any discussion what any democratic parliament in Europe would do, where passing the prosecution's requests not for the arrest without trial of a deputy like today's request, but for whether or not to start investigations, is nowhere like passing without any kind of border control in the Schengen area. It is a serious process, based on constitutional and legal norms, which are neither carte blanche nor closed doors for the prosecution.
Today we have fully respected those norms and whoever claims the opposite has their indisputable right, but there are not enough arguments to win the debate on the existence or not of the border between independent constitutional powers, which the Albanian parliament closed today by showing that the dignity of parliamentarians is not material for socio-political experiments, which make the cure more dangerous than the disease that must be fought!
Moving forward, Albania has no plan B.
