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The Administrative Court has postponed the hearing for the review of the lawsuit filed by Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj against prosecutor Ols Dado. The reason for the postponement was the absence of Veliaj's defense attorney, Plarent Ndreca.
Present in the courtroom, Veliaj focused on the latest decision of the Constitutional Court, stating that he has identified significant violations in the way the detention measure against him was handled.
According to Veliaj, the Constitutional Court has found that the High Court has not justified in accordance with constitutional standards the proportionality of the detention measure in relation to his mandate as mayor of Tirana.
"Yesterday, the Constitutional Court's decision was made public, which found that the High Court had not constitutionally justified the proportionality of the detention measure in relation to my mandate as Mayor of Tirana, and had not properly addressed the allegations of violation of my dignity by being held in a glass cabin. Furthermore, one of the judges of the Constitutional Court has concluded that, based on the evidence administered, the constitutional standard of reasonable suspicion that I have committed a criminal offense has not been met."
"These are not abstract consequences. I have been in detention for 16 months and the Constitutional Court itself has identified serious constitutional deficiencies in the way the restriction of my freedom was justified," Veliaj said.
The mayor also emphasized that, according to one of the judges of the Constitutional Court, the evidence administered does not result in the constitutional standard of "reasonable suspicion" that he committed a criminal offense being met.
"Precisely for this reason, this administrative trial has an importance that goes far beyond my person or the person of Mr. Olsi Dado. This is not a process for specific names. This is a process to determine whether a person, the legality of whose appointment is seriously questioned, can exercise powers that interfere to the extent of limiting the freedom of a citizen, violating his dignity and preventing the exercise of a mandate directly won by the democratic will of the citizens of Tirana. Essentially, this issue affects the very trust in the rule of law and constitutional democracy. For this reason, I am making available to the Court yesterday's decision of the Constitutional Court, as a development of direct importance for this process," said Veliaj.
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