“The mountain of corruption in the center of Tirana, covered by the “omertà” of mafia complicity, is a defiance against all the institutions that have the duty not to allow Albania to turn into a paradise for money launderers and their friends in politics and on the other hand, transforms our country into a hell of dishonesty and impunity in the eyes of citizens who seek European standards to build their lives,” Basha said in a post on social media.

“This “omertà,” this code of silence, produces a distorted economy, which does not reflect the normal forces of the market, which cripples competition, free initiative, trust in institutions, which are seen as legitimizing crime and corruption,” Basha said .

“Our task as the Democratic Party is to defeat this deafening silence that harms the public interest, every time the interests of the 33-year-old caste come together like two hands that wash the faces blemished by corruption,” added Basha.
Therefore, Basha underlined, “today I want to reiterate the Democratic Party’s support to SPAK, which carries the heavy burden of investigating and prosecuting all those who have turned Albania into a money launderer, which not only damages the economy, but also heritage, historical memory, public space, turned into the loot of very few people.”

“Cleaning up politics through vetting is necessary to break with the era of corruption, so that politicians are not at the service of oligarchs and criminal interests, but serve citizens and the public interest,” concluded Basha.
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