TIRANA, October 31 /ATA/ The Constitutional Court is holding a court session today to review the appeal case of Erion Veliaj, who is seeking the annulment of the decision of the Municipal Council and then of the government to dismiss him from office.
The former mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj, left the detention facilities in Durrës and arrived at the premises of the Constitutional Court at around 09:35. The session is scheduled to start at 10:00
On September 25, the government dismissed Veliaj after the proposal of the Municipal Council, relying on the law on local government, with the argument that he has not appeared in office for 3 months.
On October 1, President Bajram Begaj decreed partial by-elections for Tirana as well, which were suspended by temporary decision by the Constitutional Court until the final review of Veliaj’s dismissal.
Veliaj has been in detention since February 10, following the decision of the Special Court for the security measure “arrest in prison”. Veliaj is accused in 9 cases of passive corruption. He is also accused of money laundering, failure to declare assets, abuse of office and bringing illegal items into prison. /e.i/a.f/r.e/p.s./
