TIRANA, October 8 /ATA/ – Democratic Party Chairman Sali Berisha rejected Parliament’s current territorial reform draft today, demanding instead that the issue be put to a public referendum. Berisha argued that because the reform directly shapes community life and public service organization, citizens should vote on alternative options. Under his proposal, Parliament would be required to approve the option chosen by the public.
He accused the Parliamentary majority of being willing to violate the Constitution to pass a harmful reform that eliminates 15 functional municipalities. He stated that the public is watching parliament commit this major injustice against hundreds of thousands of citizens. He added that they even summoned Balluku to vote alongside them because there is no difference in their agendas.
Further on, DP Chairman Sali Berisha called the parliamentary majority’s refusal to debate the State Intelligence Service (SHISH) an unconstitutional act. He argued that rejecting transparency makes Socialist MPs accomplices in a constitutional violation. Berisha accused the majority of hiding criminal activity within SHISH to protect personal and political interests over national security, describing them as “hostages” to a corrupt system. /m.q/r.e/a.f/p.s./
