TIRANA, February 26 /ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama stated today that Belinda Balluku has submitted her resignation three times following the SPAK investigation, yet he has consistently refused to accept it.
During meeting of the SP parliamentary group, Rama said that he will not comment on the process that has been initiated in the Parliament on this issue, but he will express his stance after reading the report of the Mandates Council.
Rama recalled the accusation against Balluku focuses on violating the principle of equal tender participation, rather than direct bribery.
“Belinda Balluku has offered her resignation on three separate occasions following the initial accusation. But, I have refused her to throw in the towel”, said Rama.
Rama focused on the country’s revolutionary phase, where—unlike established democracies—the judiciary is only just asserting its independence.
In this regard, the prime minister emphasized that, “We cannot join the dance of automatic resignations whenever an allegation is made, but we must do our part, and trust the wheels of justice to do theirs”. /a.f/p.s./
