{"id":22104,"date":"2021-10-08T11:37:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T09:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=22104"},"modified":"2021-10-08T12:00:35","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T10:00:35","slug":"state-department-takes-list-of-persona-non-grata-to-congress-former-albanian-premier-among-listed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/state-department-takes-list-of-persona-non-grata-to-congress-former-albanian-premier-among-listed\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department takes list of \u2018persona non grata\u2019 to Congress, former Albanian premier among listed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US State Department has reported in front of Congress on public designations issued on individuals accused of high-level corruption.<\/p>\n<p>In the list published on Twitter by US Ambassador Yuri Kim, the name of former Prime Minister is also mentioned, along with his wife and two children.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">State Dept report to Congress regarding those designated for significant corruption <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EslqUAbbKq\">https:\/\/t.co\/EslqUAbbKq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ambassador Yuri Kim (@USAmbAlbania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAmbAlbania\/status\/1446394857304514560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former Albanian premier and co-founder of the Democratic Party, as well as his immediate family members, were declared persona non grata on May 19.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former President of Albania Sali Berisha\u2019s corrupt acts undermined democracy in Albania. I am publicly designating Berisha and his immediate family members as ineligible for entry into the United States. We remain <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UnitedAgainstCorruption?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UnitedAgainstCorruption<\/a> with our partners in Albania.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecBlinken\/status\/1394987425395617798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In his <a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/05\/19\/sali-berisha-barred-from-entering-us-territory-declares-secretary-of-state-blinken\/\">official statement<\/a>, Blinken stated the corruptive acts such as &#8216;misappropriation of public funds interfering with public processes, including using his power for his own benefit and to enrich his political allies and his family members at the expense of the Albanian public\u2019s confidence in their government institutions and public officials&#8217; that were mainly conducted during the time Berisha was holding top executive posts.<\/p>\n<p>The following day, Berisha came out in a press conference referred to the accuse as a \u2018pubic defamation\u2019 and shortly after announced to take the issue to an international tribunal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no one in Albania or in the world that can say that I am or have been implicated in any sort of corruptive affairs, that is why I instructed my attorney to take the case in a neutral country, a well-respected one such as France, to file a public defamation lawsuit against Antony Blinken\u201d, said Berisha at the time.<\/p>\n<p>In the report submitted to Congress, the State Department also provides \u2018credible information\u2019 on the corruption and violations that the individuals listed have been involved in, such as \u201csignificant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights,\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US State Department has reported in front of Congress on public designations issued on individuals accused of high-level corruption. 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