After accusations and fierce clashes in the courtroom, the trial of Ilir Meta and Monika Kryemadhi is postponed to July 29

2026-07-09 16:41:27Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

After accusations and fierce clashes in the courtroom, the trial of Ilir Meta

The next hearing at the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime (SCOC) against former President Ilir Meta and former MP Monika Kryemadhi has been postponed to July 29.

Both defendants were present in the courtroom, while Ilir Meta was represented by new lawyer, Bujar Musta, after the withdrawal of the previous lawyer, Kujtim Cakran. 

Ilir Meta and Monika Kryemadhi are accused by the Special Prosecution Office of the criminal offenses of corruption, money laundering and concealment of assets.

During the hearing, Monika Kryemadhi raised a series of allegations of procedural violations, stating that not all the evidence on which the accusation was built was made available to her.

She requested the minutes of the phone examination, claiming that they were missing from the file and that this violated her right to full and equal protection.

The Chief Justice also said that some of the submitted files do not open and demanded to know by what decision the phone examination was conducted, who conducted it and on what date, emphasizing that the accusation is based mainly on the messages extracted from that device.

On the other hand, SPAK prosecutor Sotir Kllapi stated that all expert reports and minutes of the examination of the phones are in the relevant case files and have been made available to the court.

He explained that the phone in question was found in Fatime Kryemadhi's apartment and that the prosecution cannot confirm whether it was in Monika Kryemadhi's use.

Kryemadhi's defense also opposed the procedures followed by SPAK, claiming that it was not notified of the expert examination and that there is still evidence that has not been made available to it.

In her statements, Kryemadhi described the accusation as "sexist", objecting to the way her role was presented in the file and denying that she had any communications with Ilir Meta regarding the Adrian Shatku case.

She also raised allegations of a biased investigation, mentioning other names that, according to her, were not questioned by the prosecution.

At the end of the session, the Court decided to postpone the consideration of the case to July 29, at 10:00, when the trial on the merits is expected to continue.


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