Journalist turned Socialist MP faces ‘wealth squad’ over millionaire status

TIRANA, Jan. 16 – Albania’s High Inspectorate of Declaration and Audit of Assets has launched a probe on the wealth of Socialist Party MP and former journalist Alfred Peza after the news of his US$1 million in assets made headlines this week. Peza, who is also the deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Media Committee, said that he and his wife, Mirela Ndini, who is a specialist at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “saved money through the years” and bought US$1 million in shares from a second tier bank. In a press release, HIDAA said that its auditors will investigate Peza’s…