Immunity lifting for three Socialist MPs over the 21 January 2011 protest inquiry
Status: Immunity lifted (reported); outcome of the investigation not found
Summary
In February 2012 the Assembly voted on whether to lift the immunity of three Socialist MPs (Taulant Balla, Tom Doshi and Besnik Baraj) so prosecutors could investigate their role in the 21 January 2011 protest in Tirana, where four protesters were killed. Balla backed the lifting and urged other groups to vote the same way. Reporting gives the vote as Balla 118 for, 8 against, 2 abstentions. The vote was secret.
Key facts
- Protest date: 21 January 2011 (article text); four protesters killed (article text).
- Vote date: 2 February 2012 (Shqiptarja, 11:30).
- Reported tallies: Balla 118/8/2; Doshi 116/9/4; Baraj 107/19/3 (for/against/abstain).
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- The Assembly voted on lifting immunity for the three MPs (reported).
What is alleged (0)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
Nothing recorded in this list.
Open questions (2)
- Outcome of the investigation and any later proceedings not found.
- Earlier search summary wrongly dated this vote to 2019; the fetched article is dated 2012.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Balla: 'Vote to lift the immunity, you do not scare us' (translated) (original: 'Votoni për heqjen e imunitetit, ne nuk na trembni') (Shqiptarja, fetched).
Timeline
Full timeline →Parliament
Assembly votes to lift immunity of Balla, Doshi and Baraj: Balla 118 for, 8 against, 2 abstentions (as reported)
Reporting by Shqiptarja and Top Channel (2 Feb 2012) gives Balla 118 for, 8 against and 2 abstentions; Doshi 116 for and Baraj 107 for (Shqiptarja, as seen in search results). Balla publicly supported lifting his own immunity and accused PM Berisha of responsibility for the deaths in the 21 January 2011 protest. This extends ev-2012-02-02-balla-immunity-lifted in, which covers the same vote; the tallies here are new detail.
Parliament
Assembly votes on immunity of Socialist MPs Balla, Doshi and Baraj
Secret vote on lifting immunity so prosecutors could investigate the 21 January 2011 protest. Reported tallies: Balla 118 for, 8 against, 2 abstentions. Balla publicly backed lifting his own immunity.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- 2 Feb 2012
- Publisher
- Top Channel
- Date
- 2 Feb 2012