Thousands of Albanians demanded the resignation of the prime minister in a protest rally

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency, quoting the German newspaper “Tags Shaw”, thousands Albanians protested against their government following allegations of corruption. They announced that they support the former prime minister, who is currently being prosecuted.

Thus, in Albania, thousands of opposition supporters demonstrated against the government, and from Edi Rama, They wanted the Prime Minister of this country to resign. They gathered in front of his official residence in the country’s capital, Tirana, with signs such as “tyranny will not win”. Some of the participants threw Molotov cocktails and stones towards the government headquarters and tore down a fence, but there were no major damages or injuries.

This rally, which lasted about two hours, was held while Rama was on an official visit to Turkey.

The focal point of the demonstrators was the demand for the release of former prime minister Sali Berisha, who is under house arrest as the leader of the opposition for refusing to appear for an interrogation. did In October, he was charged in a special court with the crime of “passive corruption of a high-ranking official”.

This investigation is related to the activities of Barisha’s son-in-law’s support in the privatization of a state sports center in 2008, when he He was still the prime minister of this country. However, he dismissed the allegations as “purely politically motivated” and accused his successor, Rama, of initiating the investigation. Recently, the United States and the United Kingdom also imposed an entry ban on him and his immediate family members due to the alleged crimes. They protested the formation of committees to investigate corruption. They also called for new protests. Eddy Paluka, an opposition politician, said: “People have had enough of this government. In recent weeks, members of this party have repeatedly interrupted meetings with smoke bombs and fights.

These demonstrations in An important political anniversary was held. On February 20, 1991, Albanians toppled a statue of dictator Enver Khoja in the center of Skanderbeg Square to celebrate the end of communist rule.

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