TIRANA, Sep. 3 – Arjan Madhi, head of the parliamentary group of the Republican Party, which is a member in the governing coalition, said Monday that they had already lost the battle but not the war, as they remain determined to remove Prosecutor General Theodhori Sollaku from his post.
Madhi said it was very likely that another parliamentary investigative committee would be created to look into other allegations linked to the prosecutor.
Another possibility would be if the new president, Bamir Topi, former deputy leader of the governing Democratic party, would also take this initiative.
While a third possibility for the Republican Party would be passing constitutional amendments that would limit the mandate of the prosecutor general’s post.
A year ago, former President Alfred Moisiu refused a demand from governing Democratic Party lawmakers to have Sollaku fired, saying he had not violated the constitution. The parliament had voted in July to dismiss Sollaku, after a two-month investigation by lawmakers accused him of 80 offenses, including abuse of his position.
The opposition has accused Berisha of seeking to take control of Albania’s judiciary and other independent institutions.
Sollaku, who once served as Berisha’s political adviser, accused the prime minister of waging a political attack against him.
