Albania’s opposition leader Sali Berisha has unleashed a political firestorm after appearing at the Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution (SPAK) today under a court-ordered duty to appear measure.
At exactly 10:00 AM, the Democratic Party chief arrived at SPAK’s doors in Tirana, flanked by his lawyer Genc Gjokutaj, while a crowd of supporters cheered outside.
“A coup within the state!”
Firing on all cylinders, Berisha raged against a recent rally in support of Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj, branding it a coup within the state.
“In every world capital, opposition groups protest outside courts—but a government-backed protest? That’s a coup,” he declared.
SPAK boss branded a “gang leader”
Berisha then turned his sights on SPAK’s chief, Altin Dumani, calling him the head of a criminal organization working under the influence of billionaire George Soros and Prime Minister Edi Rama.
“I left a letter for Altin Dumani, leader of this criminal gang. The no-opposition Albania agenda pushed by Soros and his puppet in Tirana has failed in the US—and it will fail here too,” Berisha fumed.
“SPAK will be shut down”
The former prime minister then made a bold promise—if he returns to power, SPAK will be abolished.
“This is an institution out of control—it must be shut down. How can a prosecutor control the very judges reviewing his cases? This is a media scandal waiting to happen,” he thundered.
Berisha is officially indicted for passive corruption over the privatization of the former Partizani sports complex—a case that also involves his son-in-law, Jamarbër Malltezi.
According to court orders, he must report to SPAK twice a month—on the first and third Monday.
Despite his own legal troubles, Berisha has defended the pro-Berisha protests, bizarrely labeling them press conferences.
One thing is clear—Albania’s political battlefield just got a whole lot hotter.
