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Erion Veliaj's hearing at the Administrative Court is postponed due to the absence of the defense lawyer

2026-07-03 14:03:20Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Erion Veliaj's hearing at the Administrative Court is postponed due to the
Veliaj in the hall

The court hearing at the Administrative Court on the case of Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj was postponed due to the absence of his defense lawyer, Plarent Ndreca.

According to the request submitted by the defense, lawyer Ndreca requested a postponement of the hearing with the argument that his child is sick and hospitalized.

During the hearing, Veliaj declared: "I need legal assistance."

The mayor attempted to present two statements to the court, but the judge did not allow it, explaining that the procedure does not allow the hearing to continue in the absence of legal counsel. Veliaj himself also requested a postponement of the hearing.

In conclusion, the Administrative Court decided to postpone the hearing to July 24, at 09:00.

Veliaj's statement in court:

Honorable jury,

Yesterday, the Constitutional Court's decision was made public, which found that the High Court had not constitutionally justified the proportionality of the detention measure in relation to my mandate as Mayor of Tirana, and had not properly addressed the allegations of violation of my dignity by being held in a glass cabin. Furthermore, one of the judges of the Constitutional Court has concluded that, based on the evidence administered, the constitutional standard of reasonable suspicion that I have committed a criminal offense has not been met.

These are not abstract consequences. I have been in detention for 16 months, and the Constitutional Court itself has identified serious constitutional deficiencies in the way the restriction of my freedom has been justified.

Precisely for this reason, this administrative judgment has an importance that goes far beyond my person or the person of Mr. Olsi Dado. This is not a process for specific names. This is a process to determine whether a person, the legality of whose appointment is seriously questioned, can exercise powers that interfere to the extent of limiting the freedom of a citizen, violating his dignity and preventing the exercise of a mandate directly obtained by the democratic will of the citizens of Tirana. Essentially, this issue affects the very trust in the rule of law and constitutional democracy.

For this reason, I am making available to the Court yesterday's decision of the Constitutional Court, as a development of direct importance for this process.


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