The Special Prosecution Office has not granted Erion Veliaj permission to physically participate in the Municipal Council meeting where the 2026 budget for the capital will be discussed and approved.
DECISION
In Tirana, year 2025, month of December, date 17.
We, Altin Dumani and Ols Dado, Prosecutors at the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and
Organized Crime, having been acquainted with the request signed by the Secretary of the
Tirana Municipal Council, with no. Prot. 42497/2 dated 16.12.2025,
WE HAVE FOUND
THAT members of the Tirana Municipal Council have submitted a request for temporary permission for
the physical participation of the detained defendant Erion Veliaj, at the Municipal Council meeting
to be held on one of the dates 16 to 18.12.2025.
In relation to this request, it should be taken into account that the legislator, referring to Law No. 81/2020 “On the rights and treatment of prisoners and detainees”, Article 73, points 1 and 2, has determined: that “The prisoner has the right to receive special leave in the event of serious illnesses that endanger the lives of family members, confirmed by a medical report, or important family events, such as death, birth or marriage, as well as in cases of the prisoner taking his own exams. This period is included in the time of serving the sentence. Special leave for the prisoner is granted by the Director of the Institution, while for the detainee it is granted by the Director of the Institution, with the prior consent of the prosecutor.
Also, based on the Council of Ministers No. 209 dated 06.04.2022 "On the approval of the general
prison regulation", articles 101-105, the same regulation is found regarding cases of special permits, which are exhaustive, referring again to serious illnesses that endanger the life of 1 family member, confirmed by a medical report, or important family events, such as death, birth or marriage, as well as in cases of taking exams by the convict himself.
Under these conditions, it is concluded that the request made for temporary permission of the
detained citizen Erion Veliaj, for physical participation in the Municipal Council meeting of 16-18.12.2025
, treated as a request for special permission by the proceeding body, does not meet the criteria set out in the relevant legal framework.
For these reasons, based on article 73, points 1 and 2 of law no. 81/2020 and Council Decision no. 209 dated
06.04.2022,
WE DECIDED
1. Not to grant prior approval regarding the Request for Special Permit, regarding the
physical participation in the Municipal Council meeting on the 16th-18th of the following month, of
the detained citizen Erion Veliaj.
2. I hereby inform the applicant of this decision.