TIRANA, Feb 4 /ATA/-By Maela Marini/ – Chairman of the Socialist Party’s parliamentary group Taulant Balla told reporters on Saturday that an anti-government rally called by the main opposition Democratic Party on February 11 is just an attempt by former Prime Minister Sali Berisha to exercise pressure on the Albanian justice bodies that are looking into the killing of peaceful protestors in January 21, 2011, and the corruption affair that lead to the deadly blast in a depot for dismantling military equipment in the village of Gerdec in March 2008.
“The rally called by Sali Berisha on February 11 is nothing but a protest against Albanian justice system that has launched investigation into the January 21 events and Gerdec blast,” senior Socialist official told reporters during a visit to the southern city of Fier.
“They think they will scare Albanian justice by bringing together some people, but they will fail,” he said.
Asked about the so-called McGonigal case, Balla stated that the case is being used by the opposition to deflect attention from the January 21 events and Gerdec blast.
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