TIRANA, Jan 22 /ATA/ – Parliament’s representative, Mimoza Arbi, told the Constitutional Court on Thursday that the suspension of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku by the Special Court for Corruption and Organised Crime (GjKKO) lacks constitutional basis.
Arbi said that neither a lawmaker nor a minister can be barred from carrying out their duties or arrested without parliament’s prior approval, and that the suspension affects both the individual and the work of the Council of Ministers.
She argued that the GjKKO decision constitutes a direct intrusion into the constitutional powers of parliament, undermining the principle of separation of powers
“The appointment of cabinet members is reviewed by parliament, linking their legitimacy to the mandate. Suspending a minister interferes with the executive and violates the separation of powers,” she said, adding that GjKKO’s decision creates legal and institutional confusion.
Arbi concluded that the ruling “was issued without a constitutional basis and conflicts with parliament’s authority in forming and overseeing the Council of Ministers.”
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