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The leader of the Freedom Party filed a request with the court on March 2, 2026 to replace the security measure of "prison arrest" with a milder measure.
The Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime has decided not to review Ilir Meta's request for a change in security measures.
The leader of the Freedom Party filed a request with the court on March 2, 2026 to replace the security measure "prison arrest" with a milder measure than those provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code.
The trial panel, composed of Judge Irena Gjoka, reviewed the proceedings regarding the request. In decision no. 200, dated 6 March 2026, the court declared the request inadmissible.
The court made this decision after the applicant's legal representatives withdrew from considering the submitted request.
" The applicant Ilir Metaj, on 02.03.2026, submitted to the Court the request with the subject: "Request for the replacement of the personal security measure "Arrest in prison" with a milder security measure than those provided for in the Code of Criminal Procedure".
2. At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of Judge Irena Gjoka, based on Articles 112 and 471, point 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with decision no. 200, dated 06.03.2026, decided:
1. Declaration of inadmissibility of the request submitted by the applicant Ilir Metaj, registered with no. 200, basic registration, date 02.03.2026, with the subject: “Request for the replacement of the personal security measure “Arrest in prison” with a milder security measure than those provided for in the Code of Criminal Procedure”, due to the withdrawal of the applicant's legal representatives from the examination of this request.
2. Court costs as incurred.
3. An appeal may be filed against this decision by the parties within five days at the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, starting from the day after the notification of this decision," the announcement states.
The investigation against Ilir Meta was closed by SPAK in August and the file was sent to court on charges of corruption, money laundering and concealment of assets. These charges relate to various issues, including the CEZ-DIA affair and lobbying in the United States of America. Meta's ex-wife, Monika Kryemadhi, her mother Fatime Kryemadhi, as well as Pirro Xhixho and Ema Çoku, were also named as defendants in this criminal proceeding. The investigation began in 2019 and expanded in subsequent years on the basis of several criminal reports, which were merged into a single proceeding in 2024.
According to the indictment, Ilir Meta is suspected of passive corruption of high-ranking state officials in three different episodes, two of them in collaboration, as well as money laundering and undeclared assets. Monika Kryemadhi is accused of passive corruption in two cases, money laundering and concealment of assets.
Pirro Xhixho faces charges of passive corruption committed in collaboration, while Fatime Kryemadhi and Ema Çoku are accused of money laundering.
SPAK claims that the investigations have uncovered a financial benefit scheme, where Meta and Kryemadhi, using their political power and influence, have favored certain businesses in exchange for monetary benefits. According to the Prosecution, the documented episodes show ongoing collaboration between the five defendants in corruption and money laundering cases.
To build the file, SPAK has collaborated with law enforcement and financial authorities in several countries, including the United States of America, Austria, Italy, San Marino and Cyprus.
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