TIRANA, Oct 21 /ATA/ – Former President Ilir Meta, now leader of the opposition Freedom Party, reacted after his arrest earlier on Monday, vowing to fight on against and denying any wrongdoing.
In a statement on the social media after he was arrested on corruption and money laundering charges, Meta thanked his Freedom Party members for their incredible support and declared the beginning of he called a new stage of their fight.
“Our fight now opens a new page in confronting this brutally installed narco-state,” Meta wrote.
Meta voiced his optimism in victory of national and democratic causes.
Meta firmly denied the charges against him, considering them baseless and politically motivated and described his detention as a reflection of the government’s fear of his influence.
“My abduction today in the most thuggish way shows the panic of the regime in the face of the truth. I would like to assure you that I feel stronger after my arrest and I am more confident than ever in my complete innocence. I take pride in having been violently kidnapped by anti-Albanians just for standing up for my country and the national interests,” Meta concluded his statement.
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