DP MP Klevis Balliu said that he was among those opposition lawmakers who signed for Endri Shabani's candidacy for Ombudsman.
On the lunch program with Ola Bruko on News24Balliu said he apologizes to the Democrats and citizens for his signature.
However, he insists that the procedure was carried out in violation of the law, as the DP withdrew the signatures it had provided for the candidates.
Clevis Balliu: I signed it too. It was a mistake. It was a mistake, I personally apologize. We withdrew the signatures. Signatures are given at the moment you enter the committee, but to become a candidate you need a second signature. No candidate has the signatures. We wanted a transparent process. The regulations give me the right, article 72, to withdraw the signature not 1-2 weeks in advance, but 1 hour before the start of the session.
The election of the People's Advocate is a draft decision. The moral part kills us. This is the reason I apologize to the citizens and the democrats. This was not right. We had no reason to ask for votes for this individual. But I should have seen those letters and not acted in good faith. He belongs to Edi Rama.
