The Albanian Democratic Party (PD) has file a second lawsuit against Tirana’s Mayor Erion Veliaj, showing it is determined to not tolerate the continuous slanders Veliaj is repeatedly making to tarnish Democrat chairman Lulzim Basha’s image.

This is the second lawsuit within a week filed at the Court of Tirana, following the new allegations of Veliaj versus Basha.

The Myor said he has “proof that Lulzim Basha received a €130-thousand car from one of the contractors to abandon the protest at Astir”, the area where the residents protested after the City of Tirana and the government pulled down their houses and livelihood to make space for the new city ring. Parts of the denigrating campaign against the opposition chief’s image are also the allegations made by Veliaj that “PD is a band of pillagers that demand ransoms from businessmen to take mansions or cars”.

The plaintiff said Veliaj’s untruths, in the capacity of the Socialist Party’s campaign manager for the county of Tirana aim to tarnish and harm the opposition leader reputation. “Veliaj is using defamation to gain political credit in the eyes of the citizens for the Socialist Party and himself”, the lawsuit claims.