Edi Rama, the prime minister of Albania, denies bribing or giving preferential treatment to Charles McGonigal. McGonigal is a former FBI agent who was indicted by the United States.
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McGonigal met with Rama several times and urged caution in awarding oil field drilling licenses in the country to Russian front companies. Rama had acknowledged the meetings but denied allegations of giving him money or preferential treatment. "Among the lines of the indictment there is no charge or any other information beside accurate reporting of my meetings" Rama said in a 45-minute speech, after which he left the parliament building.
Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama speaks in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, 2023. Rama denied that he had bribed or given preferential treatment to a former high-ranking FBI official.McGonigal is also accused of working for a Russian oligarch at a time when he was supposed to be investigating them. Albania's opposition center-right Democratic Party of former president and prime minister Sali Berisha, and the left-wing Freedom Party of former president Ilir Meta have been demanding the government's resignation since last month, alleging corruption, links to organized crime and poor economic policies.
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