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08SECTON02OF02TIRANA398
2008-05-23 15:04:00
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Embassy Tirana
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RIPPLES FROM A BOULDER: AMBASRADOR'S REMARKS RENEWQ DEBATE ON CORRUPTION, IMQUJITY
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UNCLAS SECTON 02 OF 02 TIRANA 000398
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, JUSTICE FOR OPDAT, ICITAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, AL
SUBJECT:RIPPLES FROM A BOULDER: AMBASRADOR'S REMARKS RENEWQ
DEBATE ON CORRUPTION, IMQUJITY
corruption, anissue of paramount importa#"e for Albania's
frrther democratic development hd media storm rraauedb"y
the Ambassador's spec"h highlightedtteenneed o remove
official immuni:( `t a timll ooeett i(th the Gerdec
investigt i*n ongoing in an apparently diligent and
professional manner, and the issue still before the publc"
eye, an incentive to move forward on lifting immunity for all
may have come at an opportune time. Berisha's attempts to
minimize the Ambassador' examples and to extol progress in
the government's fight against corruption are not convincing
to the average Albanian. In coming weeks, we will continue
to keynote corruption, particularly the lifting of immunity,
in our private discussions with senior government and
opposition leaders, and to keep it front and center in our
public pronouncements. END COMMENT.
WITHERS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
EPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE, JUSTICE FOR OPDAT, ICITAP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, AL
SUBJECT:RIPPLES FROM A BOULDER: AMBASRADOR'S REMARKS RENEWQ
DEBATE ON CORRUPTION, IMQUJITY
corruption, anissue of paramount importa#"e for Albania's
frrther democratic development hd media storm rraauedb"y
the Ambassador's spec"h highlightedtteenneed o remove
official immuni:( `t a timll ooeett i(th the Gerdec
investigt i*n ongoing in an apparently diligent and
professional manner, and the issue still before the publc"
eye, an incentive to move forward on lifting immunity for all
may have come at an opportune time. Berisha's attempts to
minimize the Ambassador' examples and to extol progress in
the government's fight against corruption are not convincing
to the average Albanian. In coming weeks, we will continue
to keynote corruption, particularly the lifting of immunity,
in our private discussions with senior government and
opposition leaders, and to keep it front and center in our
public pronouncements. END COMMENT.
WITHERS