Democratic Party chairman Lulzim Basha attacked the Albanian government of making every efforts to save the former interior minister Saimir Tahiri, under investigation over international drugs traffic charges.

“Saimiri Tahiri made millions from the drugs traffic and is free, whereas the young man Estref Halili, 22, hanged himself in jail one year ago for two grams of hashish”, Basha said today in Fier, where he was celebrating the 27^th anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic Party’s local branch.

“The whole government has risen to protect Tahir, but no one said any word for the 22-year-old man who interrupted his life for a joint. Edi Rama became both prosecutor and judge in order to protect Tahiri”.

“Immediately after Rama’s “appointment” as prosecutor, Saimir Tahiri was returned his passport, Orest Sota was released, because Edi Rama want to close the case by all means, otherwise it would be the end of his government”.

“Rama campaigned for a year accusing the opposition of not wanting the vetting. Now he elected the General Prosecutor without vetting, because the obstruction of the real Judiciary Reform is vital to him. But we will not let the country hostage of corruption and crime. It’s an illusion for anyone to believe that a Prime Minister who is caught by crime will have the will to fight crime and make an electoral reform. The opposite is true”.