human rights
Erion Veliaj demands end to “humiliating” metal cage detention, access to case files: raises concerns over procedural fairness
One day before the Special Anti-Corruption Court is expected to rule on a series of procedural complaints, Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj issued a forceful appeal in court demanding the removal...
Erion Veliaj heads to Constitutional Court as Venice Commission warns against overreach
The Constitutional Court will hold a hearing tomorrow on the case of Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj, just days after the Venice Commission issued a critical opinion warning that removing elected...
Defense lawyer’s scandalous arrest leads to criticism of justice system’s corporativist drift
An Albanian lawyer, Ulian Bajrami, was arrested after a tense courtroom exchange in Elbasan, where he accused the prosecutor of submitting false evidence in a case and vowed to file...