Appeals court dismisses plea to release the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, who is in detention as charges of corruption and money laundering are investigated.

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The Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, has reacted again from prison. Veliaj has published a video on Facebook again mentioning the prosecutor investigating the case against him, Ols Dados, saying that he ...

Two senators from the political group 'Forza Italia', Lorenzo Grassini and Roberto Berardi, as well as senior politicians in the neighboring country, were not allowed today to visit the mayor of ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Timço Mucunski today hosted a meeting with US Ambassador Angela Aggeler, during which the strategic partnership between the two countries was confirmed.

Mayor Erion Veliaj has come with another reaction from his prison cell in Durrës, where he has been held since February 12. Just like in other reactions, Veliaj has once again continued with the ...

Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj accuses the prosecutor investigating him, Ols Dado, of prohibiting meetings and communications with the outside world. "Currently, the persecutor of my family on behalf of ...

The Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, is appealing the security measure decision of February 12, where he was sentenced to prison, at the Special Court. The complaint was filed through his lawyer, Ermir ...

Berisha has accused Erion Veliaj of intimidating the prosecutor in the case, Olsi Dado, and has demanded that this attitude be denounced as a "bandit act." He has warned that the possibility of adding ...