Top Channel case/ Prosecutors in Albania are “dead”

3 Prill 2022, 08:26, English CNA

It was scandalous, unheard-of before, how a television station accused publicly its staff, its journalists that they had fined businesses, and that he breaks up from these finers. It happened publicly on Top Channel 3 days ago in the news edition after a reaction from Endrit Habilaj, the author of the show ?Top Story?.

A show that started with the appointment of Ben Blushi as director of Top Channel. An investigative show, which no one understood why needed by this television, when he had the show ?Fiks Fare?. ?Fiks Fare? turned into a self-financed show, and ?Top Story? was invented by Ben Blushi, authored by Endrit Habilaj, and who used as a ?rifle? not only the show, but also the newspaper ?Shqip”.

On the other hand it was financed with money received from the corrupt incinerators’ concession. Endrit Habilaj was publicly accused of fines by Top Channel. Habilaj then reacted to Vjollca Hoxha, accusing that she had fined a businessman, that she was continuing to fine, and that had removed from the broadcast programs that had been made just for fines.

Criminal offenses, publicly spoken criminal acts, admitted and publicly declared. By the persons themselves involved. So these are proven facts. With concrete names. And today, after so many days, there is no beginning of an investigation by the prosecution.

Although the law gives prosecutors the right to initiate investigations primarily, after being informed of a criminal offense. No prosecutor dare to open a file and start investigating about fines from Top Channel. Did Vjollca Hoxha impose fines? Endrit Habilaj? Top Story Show? Top Channel? Ben Blushi? Who imposed the fines? Who was fined? Why was he fined? How and when did this happen?

This should be investigated and clarified by the prosecution. Not for a media news, but to say STOP once and for all to fines in the media, thieves and people who impose fines. And when Top Channel publicly admits that its screen was used for fines, the journalist and author of the show accuses the television executives, the owner for fines, the prosecutors remains silent.

Have prosecutors died in Albania? Are there prosecutors in Albania to investigate? Has the Attorney General heard these accusations? Is he aware of this scandal? Are there prosecutors in Tirana? Are there SPAK prosecutors?

Because it is not simply a fine by an individual. But from media, from a group of individuals. It is an organized crime structure engaged in fines, so the chief prosecutor must have eyes and ears. Prosecutors must have eyes and ears. Arben Kraja must have eyes and ears. But apparently the prosecutors in Albania are ?dead?. /CNA.al