{"id":32152,"date":"2022-02-23T18:25:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=32152"},"modified":"2022-02-23T18:25:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T17:25:34","slug":"pm-rama-alludes-to-lulzim-bashas-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/pm-rama-alludes-to-lulzim-bashas-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Rama alludes to Lulzim Basha\u2019s arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During his testimony for the Inquiry Commission set up to investigate the incinerators scandal, PM Rama refuted any personal responsibility in the matter.<\/p>\n<p>While representatives of the opposition reminded him of the arrest of former environment minister Left Koka, PM Rama asked them to refrain from mentioning him.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, when PM Rama\u2019s microphone was switched off, he uttered that he would \u201cdo the same thing when DP\u2019s chair \u2013 Lulzim Basha \u2013 will meet the same fate\u201d, implying his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will never mention Lulzim, when they take him there [implying: prison],\u201d \u2013 declared Rama before the commission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32082\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32082\" style=\"width: 1141px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32082\" src=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-23-at-12.29.00-PM-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-23-at-12.29.00-PM-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-23-at-12.29.00-PM-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-23-at-12.29.00-PM-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-23-at-12.29.00-PM-150x84.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-23-at-12.29.00-PM-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-23-at-12.29.00-PM-1068x601.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2022-02-23-at-12.29.00-PM.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1141px) 100vw, 1141px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prime Minister Edi Rama takes the witness stand to testify on incinerator affair \/ Euronews Albania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The head of state continued with his jabs against the opposition by dividing them into supporters of Basha and supporters of Berisha.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the accusations on the three incinerators which involved the theft of millions of euros from the state budget, Rama said that he distances himself from the work of others and that everyone involved will be held responsible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they have done it, they\u2019ll face justice. My work has nothing to do with money; for me, the money of Albanian people and the money of anyone else has nothing to do with me personally,\u201d \u2013 said Rama.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, PM Rama added that the construction of these 3 incinerators had one main goal \u201cto clean up the country\u201d because we were facing an \u201cenvironmental emergency and used to be the dirtiest country in all of Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/programs\/today\/2022\/02\/23\/pm-rama-should-be-held-accountable-says-analyst\/\">PM Rama has to be held accountable, says analyst \u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/02\/22\/veliaj-clash-with-tabaku-during-testimony-before-the-incinerator-commission\/\">Veliaj clashes with Tabaku during testimony before the Incinerator Commission<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/02\/23\/pm-rama-begins-testimony-on-incinerator-affair\/\">PM Rama: \u20ac55.3M paid by state budget for incinerators<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his testimony for the Inquiry Commission set up to investigate the incinerators scandal, PM Rama refuted any personal responsibility in the matter. While representatives of the opposition reminded him of the arrest of former environment minister Left Koka, PM Rama asked them to refrain from mentioning him. At this point, when PM Rama\u2019s microphone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":32153,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[759,545,500,150,151,544,701,758,477],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PM Rama alludes to Lulzim Basha\u2019s arrest - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/pm-rama-alludes-to-lulzim-bashas-arrest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PM Rama alludes to Lulzim Basha\u2019s arrest - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"During his testimony for the Inquiry Commission set up to investigate the incinerators scandal, PM Rama refuted any personal responsibility in the matter. 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