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PRISTINA (Reuters) -A court in Albania on Saturday ordered that former president and prime minister Sali Berisha be placed under house arrest following investigation on a corruption case relating to his time in office. Prosecutors accuse Berisha, 79, of using his influence while premier between 2005 and 2009 to favor his daughter’s husband in the privatization of a state land. Berisha has denied any wrongdoing. Berisha now heads Albania’s largest opposition party, the Democratic Party. “The court has accepted the prosecution’s request by changing a previous measure and has now ordered house ar…

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