The law forgets them: With what did the politicians buy the villas
Chief Prosecutor Rakipi: It is late, they delayed it intentionally
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At last... but it seems very late
“Fight against corruption...” into another term of affection in the electoral campaigns of all politicians, who seek deutschmarks from the nation’s pocket. The same was done today by Bashkim Fino after taking power by legally forming the government. “Let us fight corruption,” is the oath made by the government, while the opposition calls governance state theft. But in this fight the Minister of Justice has repeatedly applied justice selectively. Why? For example, today there is only one deputy and two former ministers who have managed to escape investigation for major violations. The order was that the General Prosecutor’s Office should verify wealth! But, unfortunately, now with a long line of government officials and former rulers with villas and wealth, and the arrival of the socialists in power who want to take the people’s money, nothing was uncovered. Former oil minister Sokol Nako and former prime minister Aleksandër Meksi building villas, other former ministers and luxurious constructions with the people’s money. But nothing seems to have happened. The socialists did not have time to deal with the corruption of the DP, because of the arrival of refugees. Meanwhile now a parliamentarian certifies that such people are also in the SP, accusing at least five ministers. Meanwhile now a parliamentarian certifies that such people are also in the SP, including also two defense ministers, who are suspected of having built villas with state money. So, instead of fighting corruption, they should have acted in time and urgently by taking measures. And thus corruption continued to grow greatly. We wrote yesterday, but today the government has begun to move. Meanwhile Chief Prosecutor Rakipi tells the government that it is late. “Bashkim Fino has publicly called on those who built villas with the people’s money to come out with proof of their origin. This call for attention is a positive signal and I think it should be taken seriously. But, on the other hand, I can say that it is late. The order for the verification of wealth was given at the beginning of 1998. We had started collecting evidence, but the work was interrupted because of the situation with Kosovo. Then it was postponed again. Now quick action is needed.”