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Saimir Tahiri, who a mere five years ago was seen as a rising star in the Socialist Party, resigned from parliament this week with a ruined political career after a long fight with allegations he helped an international drug-trafficking gang during his time as minister of interior. If prosecutors persist in an earlier request, he will soon be behind bars awaiting trial. Tahiri was elected as an MP through the ruling Socialist Party of Prime Minister Edi Rama and expelled from the group after the allegations surfaced, backed with wiretap recordings of traffickers mentioning him by name. There is also…
