Gazment Bardhi, head of the Democratic Party parliamentary group, has accused Prime Minister Edi Rama and Belinda Balluku of using the State Police to protect their power during protests. In a social media post, Bardhi links police interventions to the majority’s stance in Parliament on the Balluku case, while also criticizing the rewards promised to officers, calling them “mafioso.”
Bardhi’s full statement
RAMA AND BALLUKU, FROM THE VIOLENCE OF CARDBOARD TO THE VIOLENCE OF UNIFORMS!
The violence of cardboard, with which Edi Rama protected Belinda Balluku from arrest, has today turned into brutal violence against young people who reject the government’s corruption.
The State Police is not the personal guard of Edi Rama and Belinda Balluku. It is paid for by Albanian taxpayers to protect the law and citizens, not to shield corrupt officials from the anger of the people.
Turning the state’s uniform into a shield for corruption is treason against the homeland! The police must serve the Republic, not the government.
Edi Rama and Belinda Balluku would do well to understand that with their mafia-style rewards they may buy a little more time, but they know their time is up and their power is now held together only by police batons.