"Don't hide behind the fist and the rose of the SP", Veliaj reacts to Balla: Investigate Rama's threats!

2026-11-11 15:37:00Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Don't hide behind the fist and the rose of the SP", Veliaj
Erion Veliaj/ Taulant Balla

Mayor Erion Veliaj has announced that today he has submitted a request to the chairman of the Socialist Party Group, Taulant Balla, to initiate the establishment of a parliamentary investigative commission on what he describes as interference and threats against him by Prime Minister Edi Rama, through the Minister of Justice, Toni Gogu.

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Erion Veliaj's reaction:

Today I officially addressed the Chairman of the Socialist Parliamentary Group, Taulant Balla, with the request to initiate the establishment of a parliamentary investigative commission on the interventions and threats that I have stated were exerted against me by Prime Minister Edi Rama, through the Minister of Justice.

I have requested an investigation into whether my transfer from Durres to Fier and the conditions of detention were used as instruments of pressure to force me to accept organizing protests in Tirana and resign from the mandate entrusted to me by the citizens of the capital.

I am willing to testify under oath before the Assembly, according to the law, to confront the Minister of Justice, Toni Gogu, and to present any evidence I have. I have also requested that Prime Minister Edi Rama be held to the same standard of accountability.

I have addressed the request to the parliamentary majority of my party, because constitutional control over the government cannot be conditioned by the political affiliation of those who must be held accountable.

I have also informed the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe and the diplomatic corps accredited in Albania, and have requested the immediate preservation of documentary and audiovisual evidence.

I am not asking the Assembly to take my statements for granted. I am asking it to investigate them. The mandate of a mayor stems from the vote of the citizens, and the vote of the citizens cannot be the object of political blackmail.

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