Berisha: Rama’s Pressure on the Constitutional Court Would Make Even Maduro Jealous! Venice Commission Must Publicly Expose This Fraud

In a statement to the media, Sali Berisha addressed the escalating tension between the government and the justice system, calling Edi Rama’s behavior toward the Constitutional Court an “unprecedented act of pressure,” comparing it to authoritarian tactics.

Berisha said the Prime Minister has launched “vicious attacks” against the judges of the Constitutional Court and urged the Venice Commission to publicly respond to what he called Rama’s misuse of international institutions for political cover.

The opposition leader stressed that the dispute is tied to the court’s upcoming decision on the Llogara Tunnel case and the authority of courts to suspend high-ranking officials.

Key parts of Berisha’s statement:

 “Secondly, I strongly condemn the pressure and terror Edi Rama is exerting on the Constitutional Court. I condemn it with the utmost force. In an unprecedented act, yesterday he launched two fierce attacks, attacks that go beyond even Maduro of Venezuela, directed at the Constitutional Court.

In his response to the statement from the Judges’ Association, where judges denounced and condemned Rama’s brutal interference in the Constitutional Court to protect his theft in the Llogara Tunnel case, he was caught red-handed. He has nowhere left to run. He’s cornered, and he lashes out with language that even Maduro would envy once it’s translated for him.

What did the judges ask for? They simply asked that no one interfere, that no pressure be exerted on the court.

You all witnessed how, just a week ago, this public deceiver, caught in the trap of the Llogara Tunnel scandal, invoked the Venice Commission endlessly, as if the Commission had issued opinions declaring that ministers cannot be suspended. Now, he’s stopped mentioning the Venice Commission for four days. It seems he received a red card.

And I call on the Venice Commission to make a public statement so Albanians can learn that he is an international public fraud. A red card is not enough. A public declaration is needed to expose the man who, in a long coprolalic speech, cited the Venice Commission dozens of times, when in reality, the Commission had never issued such directives.

On the contrary, when reviewing the equivalent article of Kosovo’s criminal procedure code, which, like Albania’s, authorizes judges to suspend officials, the Venice Commission clearly stated that the article does not violate the Constitution. The European Court of Human Rights has also ruled that suspension is not in conflict with the European Convention on Human Rights.

And that is undeniable.