FLASH
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A preliminary hearing will be held today at the Criminal Court of Tirana against the Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj, his wife, Ajola Xoxa, and other suspects in the case.
The reason for the postponement of the previous session was the absence of Veliaj, who was not accompanied from the detention center in Durres to the GJKKO, as well as the absence of several legal defenders.
The panel of judges will decide whether or not the case will proceed to trial. Earlier, the Special Court rejected Erion Veliaj's requests to be granted access to the prison file, as well as to be allowed to remain outside the glass cage during court hearings.
SPAK has listed 13 charges against Veliaj, such as passive corruption, money laundering, failure to declare assets, abuse of office, and bringing items into prison.
The majority of the accusations are of passive corruption committed in 9 cases, in relation to several companies that SPAK says received irregular benefits in the form of monetary sums and real estate, which in turn received construction permits and benefited from public funds from the Municipality of Tirana.
His wife, Ajola Xoxa, is also accused by SPAK of passive corruption in 9 cases related to commercial entities and non-profit organizations, the same as Erion Veliaj.
Xoxa is also accused of money laundering, failure to declare assets, and concealment of income.
The businessmen are accused of active corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials, concealment of income, and money laundering.
Former MP Klotilda Bushka is accused of actions that hinder the discovery of the truth. Meanwhile, Fatjon Baci is the Durrës prison guard who gave Erjon Veliaj the phone during his transfer from the cell to the court, on two occasions.
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