Gazment Bardhi, head of the Democratic Party’s Parliamentary Group, has continued his denunciations regarding the request submitted to SPAK for the arrest of former Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku.
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According to Bardhi, Balluku now faces the most serious charges that can be attributed to a senior official: passive corruption, money laundering and concealment of assets. These charges are joined by the initial proceedings for violating equality in eight procurement procedures, worth 1.2 billion euros.
Bardhi says that new evidence has brought to light two hidden villas belonging to Belinda Balluku, located in two of the most luxurious resorts on the coast.
He also mentions details of the luxury at the villa in Palasë, where the blue marble and other architectural choices rivaled the standards of yachts and the most expensive hotels. According to him, this information is contained in Belinda Balluku’s personal email.
Five days have passed since SPAK announced that Belinda Balluku had also been formally charged with three new offenses, while Parliament has still not received a new request to lift her immunity and arrest her.
Although the criminal position of the former deputy prime minister has worsened with the charges of passive corruption, money laundering and concealment of assets—which have been added to the charge of violating equality in eight procurement procedures worth 1.2 billion euros—SPAK has taken no steps to change the security measure.
Gazment Bardhi reiterates that the new evidence is linked to the discovery of two hidden villas belonging to Balluku at two luxury coastal resorts.
He stresses that the blue marble used in the villa in Palasë and the high-end materials, similar to those found on yachts or in the most luxurious hotels, are documented in the former deputy prime minister’s personal email.
“The charges have become more serious, and along with them, Belinda Balluku’s criminal position has also worsened, but SPAK continues to remain silent about tightening the security measure. This is a standard that SPAK head Klodian Braho acknowledged and applied in December,” Bardhi said.
He also raises the question of why SPAK is becoming part of the political game and giving Edi Rama time for political maneuvering.
“How many more villas must be discovered belonging to Belinda Balluku before SPAK obeys the law rather than the ‘Valamar Alliance’?” Bardhi concludes.
