The complaint, submitted to the General Jurisdiction Prosecutor’s Office in Tirana, concerns an alleged offence of document forgery under Article 186 of the Criminal Code.

According to the filing, a judicial notification receipt included in the case file of the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organised Crime bears a signature in Veliaj’s name, indicating he had personally been notified of a court decision.

Veliaj said the signature is not his and that official checks show the appellate ruling was never delivered to the Durrës Detention Facility, where he is currently being held in pre-trial detention.

Veliaj said the alleged action seriously undermines the constitutional right to appeal, legal certainty and due process, effectively seeking to deprive him of the right to lodge a cassation appeal through the use of a false official document.

The complaint calls for the immediate registration of criminal proceedings, a forensic handwriting examination of the signature, and an investigation into all individuals involved in drafting, handling or using the document. It also seeks scrutiny of any additional criminal offences that may emerge during the investigation, including abuse of office.

A copy of the complaint has also been submitted to the Supreme Court, Veliaj said, as evidence that procedural deadlines for filing an appeal have not legally begun due to the lack of valid notification.

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