TIRANA, March 13 /ATA/ – The Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime on Friday rejected an appeal by former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku, seeking the revocation of a court-ordered suspension from her duties.
Balluku had argued that the measure should be lifted because it had effectively lost its purpose after she was relieved of those posts at the end of February.
Judge Erion Çela ruled to dismiss the request filed by Balluku.
Under Albanian law, she has five days to appeal the decision at the Special Appeal Court.
The ruling comes a day after the Parliament of Albania voted with 82 votes against authorizing the request by SPAK – the Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Prosecution Structure – to lift Balluku’s parliamentary immunity.
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