The Democratic Party has raised new allegations against Prime Minister Edi Rama, questioning how public funds are being used.
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Genta Vangjeli, the DP’s spokesperson for anti-corruption affairs, said that while the head of government speaks about savings, sound management and financial responsibility, he appears in luxury vehicles which, she claimed, were purchased with citizens’ money.
The DP also published details about the vehicle in which Rama left Pogradec a few days ago, following the government meeting.
It was a Mercedes-Benz S, worth more than 100,000 euros.
According to Genta Vangjeli’s statement, the prime minister’s example is also being followed by his subordinates.
Data from Open Procurement, cited by the DP, show that Edi Rama’s administration has spent millions of euros on purchasing, renting or leasing vehicles.
The Democratic Party claims that more than 10 million euros spent on these procedures ended up in the hands of the brother-in-law of Durrës’ Socialist mayor, Emirjana Sako.
The allegation also concerns the latest procedure published a few days ago in the procurement register. It provides for the purchase of three vehicles for the Ministry of Economy and Innovation, headed by Delina Ibrahimaj, at a cost of 200,000 euros, converted according to today’s exchange rate.
The MEI vehicles will be supplied by the same economic operator, Mektrin Motors, a business owned by Emirjana Sako’s family.
According to the DP, these cases demonstrate the contrast between statements about savings and the practice of public spending. Its conclusion is that propaganda is accompanied by words, while in practice millions are spent on luxury; public funds are used for an administration that sets no limits on spending; and public contracts continue to be concentrated among a narrow group of operators close to those in power.
The Democratic Party has once again called on SPAK to investigate how Albanians’ money is being used.
The DP is demanding an end to propaganda, injustice, theft and corruption, stressing that Albanians are demanding justice.
