State Department stays quiet as Albania reinstates deputy PM accused of corruption
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Edi Rama faces growing opposition as second cabinet member charged with corruption, sparking claims of government accountability crisis in Albania.
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The Special Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime Structure (SPAK) issued a criminal indictment against Balluku on Oct. 31, alleging that she had been improperly influenced in her decision to favor one company in a tender for the construction of a 3.7-mile tunnel in southern Albania, Reuters reported. SPAK delivered an additional charge for violating rules in a Tirana road construction project on Nov. 21, the date when Balluku was removed from office.
The day prior to her November court appearance, Balluku told the country’s parliament that the accusations against her constituted "mudslinging, insinuations, half-truths and lies."
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