Former Albanian prime minister says he’s charged with corruption and money laundering in land deal

Published October 21, 2023 2:47 PM

By LLAZAR SEMINI
Associated Press

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s former prime minister Sali Berisha says prosecutors have charged him with corruption and money laundering in connection with a land deal involving a Tirana property. Berisha, 79, said the prosecutor’s office in charge of cases against senior officials or major cases, ordered him not to leave the country. Berisha also said his son-in-law, 50-year-old Jamarber Malltezi, was arrested on the same charges at the Tirana international airport. Berisha said both he and Malltezi are innocent and claimed the charges are political coming from current Prime Minister Edi Rama. Rama did not immediately respond to Berisha’s claim.

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