Today, the court hearing for the former Minister of the Interior, Saimir Tahiri, was postponed, as the latter did not appear for health reasons.
Tahiri requested from the Court of Elbasan to reduce the sentence by 1.6 years in prison, requesting that the period of detention be recognized. The next session is scheduled to take place on March 10 at 09:15.
The court session with the petitioner Mr. Saimir Tahiri with the object "Calculation of serving the sentence, was opened today on 24.02.2023 at 09:24, in the presence of the prosecutor of the case and in the absence of the lawyer representing the applicant, Mr. Saimir Tahiri, who submitted a request to postpone the session due to health reasons and in the absence of the applicant, Mr. Saimir Tahiri even though the court has addressed a request for accompaniment to the Institution of Criminal Executions.
The court session was opened as it was predetermined by the court and as the parties in the process were notified, today on 24.02.2023, but the court hearing did not take place due to the request for postponement presented by the lawyer of the petitioner Mr. Saimir Tahiri' , informs the Police.
GJKKO sentenced Saimir Tahir to 5 years in prison for 'Abuse of duty', but because the former minister had requested the application of the shortened trial procedure, 1/3 of the sentence was reduced, and now Tahir needs to stay behind prison bars in 3 years and 4 months of imprisonment.
Tahiri was sentenced only for "Abuse of duty" while "escaping" the charges of "Corruption of high officials", "Trafficking of narcotics carried out in cooperation" and "Structured criminal group".