Wednesday's full moon seems to have had more of an impact on the corridors of power than on the daily horoscope. From ministries, to the Socialist Party, to the General Directorate of State Police, to SPAK prosecutors, the night has not been quiet. Amidst all the noise about the file of Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, SPAK head Altin Dumani chose to appear unexpectedly in a television interview — a rare appearance for him, but probably not at all accidental.
In a studio where it was clear that he had arrived to deliver a well-thought-out message and not to answer questions, Dumani spoke little, but was careful to dot the “i”s: his first precaution was to clarify that he has neither influence nor threat against prosecutor Dritan Premçi, who is investigating the Balluk file. A little further on, he also took a jab at the State Police and its cold and delayed way of referring to events. As an experienced prosecutor, Altin Dumani has not lost sight of the fact that the general director Ilir Proda still has his cell phone at SPAK as part of the investigation into a serious incident in Elbasan, where Proda is still being investigated for having exposed the action to capture a wanted person. Just as SPAK prosecutors have hardly forgotten the protest “tolerated” by the police chief who violated the perimeter of the building while the decision on Veliaj was being given.
In his interview on TVSH, Dumani spoke about the daily work of prosecutors, about threats, but also about relations with the Parliament. And right there, a sentence of his that has gone unnoticed seems to indicate that the head of SPAK also implied the new movements of prosecutors:
"I testify before the deputies of the Albanian Parliament, regardless of their procedural quality, because even at the time of reporting there were defendants who were taken into custody by the institution, or with the probability that defendants could be taken into custody tomorrow."
The rigid language of any prosecutor is difficult to decipher with precision. But the movements of recent days in the parade of entrances and exits at SPAK make you understand that another hot issue is taking shape. But beyond this, which can be considered the usual work of a prosecutor's office, it remains to be seen how politics will react to a new blow that may come from SPAK. Will the leaders of the DP sing and dance for a new file in the investigation? Will it be applauded as "transparency", or will it be anathematized as "selective"? Because in Albania, every file depends on the name it bears on the cover: if it is from the majority, it is proof of justice; if it is from the opposition, it is a political attack. Coherence, as usual, is missing.
Ultimately, there are no more surprises from the political camp, where the parties are aligned in permanent positions from which they bring nothing new or surprising. Rama tired of scandals, but still with the nerve to hold on to power; Sali Berisha tireless in holding the opposition hostage in the face of a government on its worst day. And some others, an extension of the latter, who with their brilliant incompetence and unjustified ambitions are waiting and demanding an account from Altin Dumani for not giving them power. Maybe they don't have it so bad. With the full moon the night before, the horoscope may have given them an optimistic prediction. It's just that they can't wait for Altin Dumani to tell them that he won't bring any kind of prosecution to power. They simply need to make up their minds about what stance to take towards SPAK and organize for a new alternative. But for the latter, there is no prosecutor and court that can help them.
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