Constitutional Council member Marjana Semini asked the former mayor during the session whether he would change the Council's decision-making if he were present at the session where his dismissal was decided.
You have been informed of the date and time of the Municipal Council meeting and have been told that if you cannot attend, you should provide your opinions in writing. Do you think that physical attendance would provide any arguments that would change that decision-making?
Veliaj: The Council is called by the Mayor or when the Council calls it. When the Council calls it, he must invite the Mayor. The Council should vote on the invitation it should make, the Secretary of the Council could not do this. I saw on the prison TV that the Tirana Municipal Council is meeting.
There was exemplary efficiency in the 8 hours that began with the City Council meeting and ended with the President's decree. This is the village that appears, there is no need for clowns.
Would I have the power to change their minds? We have no way of finding out because they did not give me the opportunity. I believe that words have weight. You have made a difference in this decision today, you are listening to the parties. Tomorrow, the members of the Council may be the victims of this situation.