"We will also question Charles McGonigal", Meta challenges SPAK: We will call 100 witnesses, 40 of them Americans

2026-06-19 13:45:39Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"We will also question Charles McGonigal", Meta challenges SPAK: We
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The country's former President, Ilir Meta, has reacted from his cell on the social network Facebook regarding the investigation of the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office into the matter of lobbying by the Socialist Movement for Integration (LSI) in the United States.

He emphasizes that the defense will bring about 100 more witnesses, in addition to those SPAK has called so far. Of these, 40 are foreigners, mainly American citizens, diplomats and officials.

" The time for deductions is over, ready for the investigations that have not taken place for 8 years. We welcome the approximately 100 witnesses called by the Special Prosecution Office and especially the three super-whistleblowers. We will also seek approximately 100 other witnesses, of whom approximately 40 are foreign nationals, mainly American citizens, diplomats and officials, including all representatives of lobbying companies that have made contracts with the SMI. A special invitation will be given to all shareholders and directors of the Washington DIA, as well as to the leaders of the McKeon Group, including the Greek-American lawyer Fidetzis.

"Due to the inability of Charles McGonigal to appear in person in court, who is serving a prison sentence in the US for Edi Rama and is suffering for the catastrophic damage he caused to Albanian-American relations, we will also address a series of questions to him through the court through registered letters ," Meta writes.

Meta is accused of three criminal offenses, which were communicated to him on August 4 last year, regarding the CEZ/DIA file and lobbying in the US. Earlier, in a letter sent to the head of SPAK, Klodian Braho, he requested the publication of the LSI lobbying contract in the US, claiming that keeping the documents secret is making it impossible to defend himself in court.

The former President has been in detention since October 2024, while his ex-wife Monika Kryemadhi is under "compulsion to appear".

Meanwhile, it should be noted that his and Kryemadhi's files have been divided into two parts. For Meta and Kryemadhi, the trial will continue separately with the usual procedure, while a request for a shortened trial has been accepted by Pirro Xhixho, Ema Çoku and Fatime Kryemadhi.


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