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He intends to get out of prison tomorrow/ How will Veliaj defend himself by bringing Trump's former lawyer to Tirana!

2025-03-10 20:53:58 / POLITIKË ALFA PRESS

He intends to get out of prison tomorrow/ How will Veliaj defend himself by

Erion Veliaj has revealed part of the strategy by which he will seek to be released from prison, when he will appear before Judge Engert Pëllumbi on Tuesday, in an attempt to overturn the arrest measure. Handcuffed almost a month ago, on February 10, the mayor of Tirana has shown from his cell in Durrës some of the arguments he will use in his defense. He claims that he is still in office and that being kept in isolation is causing damage to the residents of Tirana. “Leaving the capital without direction by the people’s vote with a drop of a pencil is, if not a coup d’état, a coup against the city, its affairs and the voters of Tirana,” Veliaj wrote.

He has warned that he will list as an argument the fact that he was not denounced by a real person but through "anonymous letters" from the so-called Nesti Angoni, that he was treated as "convicted without trial" and that he was penalized for the fact that he did not show "repentance" during the investigation, although there is still no charge filed against him.

All the flaws that Veliaj has found in the statements, statements and documents of prosecutors and judges point to one point: that keeping him in prison is a disproportionate measure. To reinforce this impression, the acting mayor has also hired an American law firm, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, which has previously served President Trump. Its representative, Joshua Roberts, appeared in the media today in front of the prison door in Durres to say: "In the United States, according to the Constitution and American legislation, criminal charges are filed only when there is reasonable cause that a criminal offense has been committed. Also, the detention of citizens before trial occurs only if they pose a risk of flight or a danger to society," Roberts declared.

He added that "keeping a politician in detention without clear charges and without a justified risk is contrary to the principles of the rule of law and democracy."

But the truth of the injustices that Erioni speaks of is not fixed as he describes it. He is not in prison as a convict without trial, but as a man who has attempted to destroy evidence and manipulate witnesses. A preliminary investigation has been conducted against him and the security measure has been assessed by the court. When he talks about the persecution of his family, he forgets that his wife laundered the money of companies that had received favors from him with a chain of NGOs that produced fictitious invoices.

Veliaj also claims that he has been subjected to an "illegal personal biography investigation or vetting, like this one of mine for 20 years, which only happened during the time of Sali Enver, but not today in the 21st century". But he forgets that this wealth investigation has resulted in staggering values ​​that he has so far been unable to justify.

These are more or less the arguments that will clash in the courtroom of Engert Pëllumbi, the judge who became known for sentencing Saimir Tahiri. Facing him on Tuesday will also be the group of people being investigated in his case.

The measures against them have also been appealed by businessmen Meriman Palushi, Shkëlqim Fusha, Gentian Sula, who are requesting the removal of the "compulsory appearance" measure, while businessman Elman Abdule, who is under arrest, is requesting a milder measure than detention. Veliaj is accused of the criminal offenses of "Passive corruption" and "Money laundering", committed in collaboration with his wife Ajola Xoxa, who is being investigated under the compulsory appearance measure, and for failure to declare assets./ lapsi.al

 

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