"Why did you take Veliaj to Fier?" - Prison Director: She signed 93 orders on Friday alone

2026-11-09 15:11:00Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"Why did you take Veliaj to Fier?" - Prison Director: She signed 93

The sudden transfer of Erion Veliaj about 10 days ago, to Fier prison, followed a wide public discussion and an open clash between the mayor of Tirana himself and Prime Minister Edi Rama.

However, an official response from the Prison Directorate regarding Veliaj's requests for the reasons for the transfer and allegations of violation of rights and denial of healthcare has not yet been received.

Prison Director Sadleva Bodo was not spared questions about Veliaj's transfer even in the Laws Committee, where she is discussing next year's budget. She was asked by MP Erald Kapri about the transfer and the procedures followed in this case, which have raised many questions.

While suggesting to the MP to submit an official request to receive full answers to the questions, Bode emphasized that the transfer of prisoners is a procedure that is carried out based on the legal powers of the Director General of Prisons. She further said that on Friday alone, she signed 93 orders to transfer prisoners, for various reasons.

"I'm starting from the bottom, regarding the last question, you can make an official request to receive all the points of your question in an exhaustive manner."

"Regarding transfers, I want to tell you that on Friday alone I signed 93 transfer orders for specific reasons provided by law. Each transfer order is a competence authorized by law for the Director General of Prisons," she said, during her report to the deputies.


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