The Constitutional Court of Albania has decided to reinstate Belinda Balluku, who will continue to exercise her function as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, until the full verdict.
The decision was made on Friday after reviewing the request submitted by Prime Minister Edi Rama, who opposed the suspension previously imposed by the Special Court (GJKKO).
The Constitutional Court's decision was approved with 5 votes in favor and 3 against.
By majority vote, this matter was approved to be returned to a public plenary session due to high public interest. According to the announcement, interested parties will be summoned for interviews: the Special Prosecutor's Office against Corruption and Organized Crime, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, the Albanian Parliament and the President.
Balluku was suspended by the GJKKO as he is being investigated for the criminal offense of "violation of equality in tenders".
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