{"id":2136885,"date":"2023-12-30T17:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/albanias-former-pm-put-under-house-arrest-amid-corruption-investigation\/"},"modified":"2023-12-30T17:04:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T22:04:53","slug":"albanias-former-pm-put-under-house-arrest-amid-corruption-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/albanias-former-pm-put-under-house-arrest-amid-corruption-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania&#8217;s ex-PM placed on house arrest during corruption probe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falbanias-former-pm-put-under-house-arrest-amid-corruption-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2136885&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by GENT SHKULLAKU\/AFP via Getty\u200c Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>1:55 PM \u2013 Saturday, December 30, \u200d2023\u2062 <\/h2>\n<p>Albania\u2019s former Prime Minister Sali Berisha has been \u2062placed\u2063 on house \u200barrest amid a\u2062 corruption charge investigation against him. <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>A\u2062 court in Albania has\u200c ordered that Berisha be \u200bplaced under house \u2063arrest on Saturday following corruption charges\u200c in connection to his time\u2064 in office. <\/p>\n<p>Berisha\u2019s \u200clawyer Genc Gjokutaj\u2064 said that the former \u2062prime minister will be appealing the verdict after the\u2062 court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe court \u200bhas accepted the prosecution\u2019s request by changing a previous measure and has now ordered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2021-cant-be-any-worse-can-it\/\" title=\"2021 Can't Be Any Worse, Can It?!\">house arrest<\/a> \u200d(for Berisha) without the possibility of leaving the country,\u201d Gjokutaj stated. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2064former \u2062prime minister \u200dhas\u200d denied \u200bthe prosecution\u2019s allegations and argued that Edi \u2064Rama, the\u2063 current \u200dprime minister, \u200cis\u200c waging a political campaign to intimidate \u200dthe opposition.<\/p>\n<p>Berisha served \u2062as president from\u200b 1992 to 1997 and as prime minister from 2005 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Berisha and his family were denied entry into the United \u200bStates in 2021 after the State Department accused\u2063 him of engaging in \u201ccorrupt acts\u201d during his tenure as prime minister, \u2064which\u2063 included\u200c abusing his position to benefit himself and his family members and political allies.<\/p>\n<p>At this time, \u2063the prosecution still has to \u2063present its final indictment.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe \u2064here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u200cthis post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Antonio police are hoping new evidence will \u2063lead to answers\u2064 over the killing \u200cof a\u2064 pregnant teen\u2064 and \u2064her boyfriend.\u200c <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Recent reports \u200breveal the \u200d\u2018National Instant Criminal\u2062 Background Check\u2064 System\u2019 of the FBI holds \u2064records of nearly 14 million illegal\u200b immigrants in the system. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hamas\u2019 weaponization of \u200bsexual violence against\u200b Israeli women since October 7th is only a glimpse \u2062into\u2063 how \u2064its\u200c sponsor, the\u200c Islamic Republic of Iran, has abused woman for decades. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>As we quickly approach 2024, the U.S. is gearing up for \u200dwhat \u200cmany are\u2064 calling \u200ban election\u200b year like no other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>December 22, 2023 \u2013 \u20636:05 AM PST HONG KONG (Reuters) \u2013 Chinese regulators announced on Friday \u200da wide range \u200bof rules\u200b aimed\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the main\u200c bottlenecks for Tesla is the speed \u2064it can\u200c make \u200cthe 4680 batteries used \u2064in\u200d the\u200d Cybertruck with its new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-blocks-calif-law-that-would-prohibit-carrying-firearms-in-most-public-places\/\" title=\"Federal judge stops California law banning firearms in public places\">dry-coating\u200d technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A group of 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit\u200c in \u200dManhattan federal court that accuses\u2062 OpenAI and Microsoft\u2063 of misusing books the \u2062authors have written to train their\u2062 models.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>San Francisco \u2063police\u2064 Sergeant David Radford contacted Tesla about data on an \u200balleged stalker\u2019s remote access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What measures can the Albanian government take to address concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/8-ways-the-lefts-for-the-people-act-could-help-democrats-dominate-elections-for-a-generation\/\" title=\"8 Ways The Left\u2019s \u201cFor The People\u201d Act Could Help Democrats Dominate Elections For A Generation\">anti-corruption measures<\/a>\u2062 and political integrity raised by the case against\u2064 Sali Berisha?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Albania&#8217;s Former Prime \u200cMinister Placed Under House Arrest Amid Corruption Charges Investigation<\/p>\n<p>Albania&#8217;s former Prime\u200c Minister, Sali Berisha, has been placed under house arrest as part of a corruption charge investigation against him. The court in Albania ordered\u200d this measure on Saturday, following allegations\u200d of corruption during Berisha&#8217;s time in office.<\/p>\n<p>Berisha&#8217;s lawyer, Genc Gjokutaj, stated that the former \u2063prime minister\u2063 will be appealing the verdict after the court&#8217;s decision.\u2062 &#8220;The \u200ccourt has accepted the prosecution&#8217;s request by changing\u200c a previous measure and has now ordered\u2063 house arrest (for Berisha) \u200bwithout the possibility of leaving \u200cthe country,&#8221; Gjokutaj said.<\/p>\n<p>Berisha has denied\u200c the prosecution&#8217;s allegations and argued that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-fidel-castro-holding-justin-trudeau-as-a-baby\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show Fidel Castro Holding Justin Trudeau As A Baby?\">current prime minister<\/a>, Edi Rama, \u2064is waging a political campaign to\u200d intimidate\u200c the opposition. He served as president from 1992 to 1997 and as prime minister from 2005 to 2013.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that in 2021, Berisha\u200b and his family were denied entry \u2063into\u200b the United States after the State Department accused him of engaging \u2063in &#8220;corrupt acts&#8221; during his\u200b tenure as \u2062prime minister. These included\u200b abusing his position to benefit himself, his family members,\u200b and political allies.<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the prosecution still has to present its final\u200d indictment\u200d in the case. The\u2062 investigation and legal proceedings against Berisha continue, and\u200d the outcome of the appeal will determine \u200bthe further course of action.<\/p>\n<p>This development highlights\u2063 the ongoing battle against\u200b corruption \u2063in Albania and the efforts to hold \u200bhigh-ranking officials accountable for their actions. The outcome of this case will serve as a test for the \u200ccountry&#8217;s justice system and its commitment\u200c to upholding the rule of\u2062 law.<\/p>\n<p>Corruption is a significant challenge that many countries face, and \u2063Albania\u2063 is \u2063no exception. It is essential for authorities to thoroughly\u200b investigate allegations of corruption and ensure that those found guilty are held accountable for their actions. This sends a\u200d strong message that corruption\u200b will not \u2064be \u2064tolerated and serves \u200das a deterrent to those \u2063who may consider\u200d engaging in such activities.<\/p>\n<p>As the\u2063 prosecution presents its final indictment, the public will be eagerly\u2064 awaiting\u200d the \u200boutcome of this \u200ccase. It will\u2064 be\u2064 crucial for the justice system to ensure a\u2063 fair and transparent process, providing the necessary evidence to support the charges against Berisha.<\/p>\n<p>The case against Berisha also raises questions about the effectiveness\u2063 of anti-corruption measures and political integrity in Albania. \u200cIt is imperative for the government \u200cto address these\u200b concerns and work towards strengthening institutions and promoting transparency and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d conclusion, the placement of Albania&#8217;s former Prime Minister Sali Berisha under house \u2062arrest \u2064amid a corruption charge investigation reflects the ongoing battle against corruption in the country. The outcome of this case will have significant implications for \u200cthe justice system and the \u200bfight\u2063 against\u200d corruption in Albania. It is essential for the prosecution to present a rigorous indictment, ensuring a fair and transparent \u200cprocess that upholds the rule\u2063 of law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania&#8217;s ex-PM Sali Berisha faces corruption charges and has been put under house arrest by a court order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":2136886,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2136885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2136885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2136885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2136885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2136885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}