TIRANA, June 13/ATA/-The Prosecution Office of Tirana has summoned the Chairman of the Democratic Party Lulzim Basha to appear before the prosecutors together with the former lawmakers Arben Ristani and Ilir Dervishi
Basha is under investigation in context of File 645 about payments made by the Democratic Party in the 2017 election campaign to lobbying firms in the US.
The Prosecution Office writ reads that Basha is summoned in the quality of defendant. He is set to appear at Tirana Prosecution Office on Monday where he will also get acquainted with the charge.
Tirana Prosecution Office confirmed for the Albanian Telegraphic Agency that investigation is underway: this party has made two payments amounting to 650 thousand USD to lobbying firms in the US, for which, the Democratic Party has failed to report them as the law requires it.
The prosecution writ makes it clear that if Basha fails to appear at the Prosecution Office on Monday at 9-30, he will be escorted there.
The decision of the Prosecution Office follows letters from the USA on the case./j.p/p.s./
