Democratic Party MP, Luciano Boçi, invited to the show "Prime" News24", commented on the clash between Prime Minister Edi Rama and the Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, following the latter's request to establish a parliamentary investigative commission against the head of government and Minister of Justice, Toni Gogu.
Boçi described the issue as a clash of political nature, expressing suspicion that Veliaj is trying to shift attention from the accusations against him to the internal conflict in the Socialist Party. According to the Democrat MP, the relationship between Rama and Veliaj is more complicated than an individual conflict and may also have other political goals.
He also focused on Veliaj's request for an investigative commission, saying that if he wants transparency and a parliamentary investigation, he should also ask for a commission on corruption in the Municipality of Tirana.
Boçi also commented on the claims about the financing of the protests by Veliaj, describing them as contradictory to other accusations articulated by Rama, who has mentioned Iran, the opposition, foreign services and the ANTIFA organization as possible factors behind the protests.
Boçi: Veliaj is trying to create a mitigating circumstance, making the essential part not be the accusations against him, but the internal struggle in the SP. Within this complicated relationship there may be other goals from Veliaj and those in the SP. The issue is not so individual. The issue is political. Veliaj is the mayor of Tirana from the SP.
Veliaj is asking for an investigative commission and thinks it is right. Proposals for investigations in commissions do not come from individuals. It is very good that he is asking for one, but, to be loyal, let him ask for an investigative commission on corruption in the Municipality of Tirana. So I say that it is somewhat complicated and the center of the debate has shifted to Veliaj.
Maybe it was also done with the circumstances with Strasbourg. If we compare the accusations that Veliaj has financed the protests with Demek, there is a contradiction. Rama today accused the Iranians, the opposition, foreign services, ANTIFA. Now it's either one or the other and Rama himself doesn't know who he is. In my opinion, Veliaj doesn't even have the opportunity, imprisoned, for the flamenco protest. I think that, in the circumstances of imprisonment, it is somewhat not easy, especially when he falls from authority, it becomes impossible.
