Clashes in Albania as protesters demand PM Rama resign
Al Jazeera
Violence breaks out near parliament as demonstrators demand accountability in corruption investigation linked to deputy prime minister.
Police in the Albanian capital, Tirana, fired tear gas and used water cannon as protesters clashed with security forces during demonstrations to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama.
Demonstrators hurled Molotov cocktails and fireworks at the prime minister’s office on Friday before marching towards parliament, where they were confronted by anti-riot police.
Fierce clashes lasted for about two hours in the streets surrounding the legislature, according to a journalist with the AFP news agency who was at the scene of the violence.
Police said about 30 people were arrested, while the opposition Democratic Party said about 40 of its supporters had been detained.
Protests in the streets of the capital have broken out on several occasions since the indictment in December of Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku by a special prosecution unit. Balluku, a close associate of Rama, was suspended over a corruption scandal that is now being investigated.
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