The Criminal Court of Albania (CJKKO) is reviewing the request of the mayor of Tirana today.

2025-04-23 09:51:37Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The Criminal Court of Albania (CJKKO) is reviewing the request of the mayor of
Erion Veliaj

At 1:30 PM, a hearing will be held at the GJKKO to review the request of the Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, who is seeking the revocation or replacement of the prison arrest measure.

After two months in detention, Veliaj is requesting release from his cell but also information from SPAK regarding the investigations so far.

The April 16th hearing was postponed because his lawyers requested time to familiarize themselves with the investigative acts, so preliminary judge Erjon Bani decided to postpone the hearing for 1 week, to 1:00 PM on April 23rd.

Earlier, the mayor of Tirana appealed the GJKKO measure in the Special Appeal, but the second instance rejected his request, leaving in force the decision given by Erjon Bani in the security measures assessment session on February 12.

Veliaj is accused of the criminal offenses of "passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials" in 9 cases, as well as "laundering the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity."


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