
Ilir Meta has addressed the Special Court with an official request not to be kept in a glass booth during court hearings.
Through his legal representative Kujtim Cakrani, Meta is requesting to stand by his defense attorney in the courtroom, arguing that isolation in the "glass cage" violates constitutional rights and international standards for due process.
It is emphasized that this practice conflicts with the European Convention on Human Rights, specifically with Article 3 and Article 6, as well as with Articles 30 and 31 of the Constitution of Albania, which relate to the presumption of innocence and the right to effective defense.
Ilir Meta was arrested on October 21, 2024. He and his ex-wife Monika Kryemadhi are suspected of having, by cooperating with each other and with other state officials, in several episodes starting 15 years ago, used their state and political positions to favor private companies, as well as in other activities with lobbying in the US and buying and selling apartments in exchange for obtaining significant amounts of money, which they tried to hide, by not declaring them to the ILDKPI and the CEC.