{"id":23167,"date":"2021-10-20T13:40:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T11:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=23167"},"modified":"2021-10-20T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T11:51:13","slug":"spak-to-vet-politicians-basha-calls-for-top-down-background-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/spak-to-vet-politicians-basha-calls-for-top-down-background-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cSPAK to vet politicians\u201d, Basha calls for top-down background checks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Democratic Party declared that it is SPAK that must conduct the vetting process of politicians, in order to segregate politics from organized crime.<\/p>\n<p>In a press conference, Lulzim Basha emphasized that SPAK should begin by investigating the country\u2019s top 200 politicians, MPs, mayors, prime minister, and speaker of the assembly, and conduct a thorough check on their potential links to top notorious organized crime groups.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, top officials should also be subject to thorough checks of their assets, including that of their close family or other individuals that might be administering their illicit wealth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is imperative for Albania to undertake a step to clean up politics from the influence of organized crime which has reached to their very own presence in the political scene\u201d, he emphasized\u201d, Basha claimed.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Democratic Party <a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/18\/democrats-set-to-propose-vetting-of-politicians-from-spak\/\">announced<\/a> its initiative have a vetting process on politicians, similar to the one in the justice system which has led to the dismissal and resignation of hundred of judges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/10\/18\/democrats-set-to-propose-vetting-of-politicians-from-spak\/\">Democrats set to propose vetting of politicians from SPAK<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The leader of the Democratic Party declared that it is SPAK that must conduct the vetting process of politicians, in order to segregate politics from organized crime. 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