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Everything to save Balluk! Changes to the article for the suspension of a minister are revealed
2026-02-10 15:22:00 / POLITIKË
In the circumstances when the Constitutional Court was divided 4-4, not giving a decision on the government's request whether SPAK's request to suspend Belinda Balluku was interference in the affairs of the executive, Prime Minister Edi Rama warned on Monday that "the socialist parliamentary group will engage in a solution through intervention in legislation."
Top Channel journalist Muhamed Veliu, from sources within the socialist majority, learned the details of how this legal intervention will be advanced.
For the moment, the establishment of a working group with lawyers from the socialist parliamentary group is ruled out.
Prime Minister Rama seems to have entrusted the legal changes, and more specifically Article 242 of the Criminal Procedure Code, to Justice Minister Besford Lamallari.
The same sources have indicated possible changes to this article.
But first, let's look at what Article 242 of the Criminal Procedure Code provides for "Suspension of the exercise of a public duty or service", which SPAK first used when it requested the suspension of Belinda Balluku from the positions she held.
" With the decision ordering the suspension of the exercise of a public duty or service, the court temporarily prohibits the defendant, in whole or in part, from the activity related to them. This measure does not apply to persons elected under the electoral law."
Top Channel learns that the expected changes to this article foresee the disallowance of suspension from duty of all officials whose functions derive from the constitution.
" With the decision ordering the suspension of the exercise of a public duty or service, the court temporarily prohibits the defendant, in whole or in part, from the activity related to them. This measure does not apply to persons elected under the electoral law, including the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Members of the Government Cabinet, the Ombudsman, the Head of the Supreme Audit Institution and the Governor of the Bank of Albania ."
With this change, the majority aims to end the political and legal debate about whether SPAK and then, with the approval of the GJKKO, interfered with the government's powers.
It remains unclear when this change will go to parliament for discussion and approval./Top Channel
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