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Veliaj's defense reads the arguments in the Constitutional Court: The Municipal Council did not act on legal grounds, but on political ones

2025-10-31 11:22:35Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Veliaj's defense reads the arguments in the Constitutional Court: The

Erion Veliaj's defense is presenting arguments in the public session being held at the Constitutional Court against the government's decision to dismiss him from office as mayor of Tirana and the president's decree on elections in Tirana. 

The defense said that the actions taken by the Tirana Municipal Council did not act on legal grounds but took politically motivated actions.

The defense mentioned that Article 62, point c, of the Law on Local Government cannot be used as a basis for dismissing a mayor, as Article 115 of the Constitution stipulates that the government can only make such a decision for serious violations of the Constitution or laws.

The defense also mentioned Councilor Endri Shabani's request to the Municipal Council for dismissal just a few days after Veliaj's arrest in February.

Likewise, the request after three months of the elder's failure to appear for duty, made by the DP councilors in the Municipality. These requests, the defense says, were not taken into account, but on the day when the proposal of the socialist councilors was voted on, these two previous requests were also voted on.

"Regarding the allegations of violation of the right to a fair legal process, only 15 days after Veliaj's arrest, the Municipal Council advisor, Endri Shabani, submitted a request to the council to initiate procedures for his dismissal, stating that the arrest had created a vacuum in the municipality. A reason that is not prescribed in either the Constitution or the law on local government. So Shabani proposed dismissal based on an extra-legal reason. This request was not processed. On 09.05. 2025, the Democratic Councilor Ilir Alimehmeti filed a request for the dismissal of Veliaj due to the 3-month absence.

No decision was made on this request either. On 18.9.2025, the SP councilors in Tirana requested the proposal to dismiss Veliaj due to his absence from duty for more than three months and, as stated in the request, in accordance with the political orientations of the party he represents. The council meeting was called only in accordance with the request of the SP group, so this request was on the agenda, but in this regard it was proposed by the majority and voted in favor of the request of the DP and Shabani councilors.

After this, the three above-mentioned requests were approved, so the reason for the proposal for dismissal was also the extra-legal reason from Shabani. In this situation, the principle of the rule of law has been directly violated, since the initiative for dismissal itself was launched on an extra-legal basis. The law clearly provides for cases of termination of the mandate, but does not recognize the vacancy as a reason for dismissal. This means that the council did not act on legal grounds, but on motives from political discourse, transforming an administrative process into a politically motivated action," he said.


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