The appeal will decide on February 24th whether or not to release Erion Veliaj.

2026-02-18 15:21:37Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Appeals Judge Nertina Kosova has set February 24th for the hearing to assess Mayor Erion Veliaj's request for easing the security measure. 

The appeal claims that Veliaj does not meet the conditions to be held in detention. A few days ago, the Special Court passed the case against Veliaj and his co-defendants to trial.  

The mayor of Tirana has been in prison custody since February 10, 2025. SPAK has listed 13 charges against him, such as passive corruption, money laundering, failure to declare assets, abuse of office, and bringing items into prison.

The majority of the accusations are of passive corruption committed in 9 cases, in relation to several companies that SPAK says received irregular benefits in the form of monetary sums and real estate, which in turn received construction permits and benefited from public funds from the Municipality of Tirana.

His wife, Ajola Xoxa, is also accused by SPAK of passive corruption in 9 cases related to commercial entities and non-profit organizations, the same as Erion Veliaj.


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