The troubles for Rama are increasing, Becchetti demands the sequestration of 135 million euros that the Italian government promised to Albania for immigrants

The problems of the Italian government with Europe due to the protocol signed between Italy and Albania for the management of immigrants, are also added to the judicial ones. According to the Italian media, the Italian entrepreneur Francesco Becchetti, former owner of the Italian-Albanian television platform Agon, has announced a seizure decision for the prime minister and all ministries of the Italian government for 135 million euros. Through his lawyers, Becchetti requested the sequestration of all sums "up to approximately 135 million euros", which the government has undertaken to pay to Albania based on the protocol of November 6, 2023. The entrepreneur claims the right to that money based on of the Arbitration which condemned Albania by demanding compensation for the damages for the closure of the television. "The award - says Becchetti - is final, binding, executive and has the same effectiveness as a final sentence given within the state. However, in the last 4 years, the Rama government has refused to implement the provisions of the decision of the ICSID Court of the World Bank, created by the Washington Convention of 1965", writes the businessman quoted by "La Stampa". In 2019, the International Court of Arbitration found Albania responsible for the illegal expropriation of Agonset in violation of the bilateral investment agreement between Italy and Albania and ordered Tirana to compensate Becchetti and other entities over 120 million euros including damages, costs and accrued interest. While Albania has contested the decision for 4 years, lawyers say the government has "escalated the persecution of Becchetti in serious and repeated violation of international obligations established by the ICSID Convention and international human rights treaties."