Veliaj becomes ridiculous, from 'Italian Anti-Mafia is attacking me' to suing Grida Duma for libel

Veliaj becomes ridiculous, from 'Italian Anti-Mafia is attacking me' to suing Grida Duma for libel

15:43, 23/01/2021
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Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj has become ridiculous in his attempts to minimize the importance of the Italian authorities investigation and deny his implication in dirty affairs with the Calabrese mafia ‘ndragheta.

Veliaj’s first reaction was accusing the Italian authorities of campaigning against him, trying to joke by saying “it will turn out we’ve been kindergarten mates with Escobar”.

Now he is saying he will file a complaint for defamation against former MP of the Democratic Party, blaming her for the accusations, despite she’s been only repeating what has been written in the Italian and Albania media with the Italian law enforcement agencies as their sources.

“I am following through the press how the wishes of some Italian mobsters to make business plans for Albania and the wishes of the Democratic Party for these plans to be real, have joined in the mouth of a known trafficker of apartments.

I call on the Prosecution to investigate anyone who attempts to speak on behalf of the Municipality of Tirana or any other institution regarding such stories. Meanwhile, Grida Duma will have to prove in court her latest defamation, just like the other 7 times when PD officials have been tried and declared defamers by justice”, said Veliaj.

Earlier, Duma urged the Special Prosecution against Organized Crime and Corruption (SPAK) to do its job, accusing the latter of being far from what the Albanians expect when it comes to cracking down on politicians’ corruption and sending the “big fish” to justice.

“SPAK must do its job! Albanians have sacrificed a lot and a lot has been invested by the internationals for SPAK and justice to act. "SPAK is far from what Albanians expect to crack down on politicians' corruption and bring the big fish to justice", Duma said.

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