Petro Koçi on Dako's arrest: Whoever is involved in corruption should be punished

The deputy of the Socialist Party, Petro Koçi, spoke yesterday evening about the arrest of the former mayor of Durrës, Vangjush Dako, and other former officials of this municipality. He said that with the arrest of Dako, the opposition's claim that "SPAK is in the hands of the SP" falls, while adding that Dako has no role in power or political duties. Among other things, Koçi said in an interview to the media that if someone has committed acts that were behind corruption, there should be punishment and that SPAK should not be afraid if someone was mayor or in another role to continue the investigations. "What they say that SPAK is in the hands of SP is completely destroyed. There are many people from the SP who have been placed under investigation and there have been no important developments from the opposition, for which there are many public accusations. Dako is not in power, he has no political office. If Dako is delegated and has influence in Durrës, he is appointed by the SP, not by the media. Since there have often been accusations against him publicly, this fable of the opposition is used in the campaign. These are nonsense. In the specific case, if the technical expertise that led to the signing of the additional floors was imposed from above, the moral responsibility is greater. The criminal part is another issue. From what I heard, it was about legalizing what had been done. Vangjush Dako is not Sali Berisha. Where can their political responsibilities be compared? In the scale of the person, they cannot be compared, not even for non-women. I speak as a political weight. Berisha and Meta are big fish. There are plenty of big fish. I don't know who called it cironka. For me, any act that is behind corruption should be punished, regardless of who does it. For me, SPAK has no reason to be afraid that someone has been prime minister or mayor. The election reaped what was sown for both parties. There is no doubt that the SP is strong and has proven that it has had an effect on local governance", underlined MP Koçi.