During the preliminary hearing for Erjon Veliaj's case, his lawyers requested additional time to familiarize themselves with the case files.
They also requested that their client be personally acquainted with the acts and that they be delivered to him in prison.
The SPAK prosecutor reacted by emphasizing: "You are familiar with the acts, you ask to be tried and you do not come to trial."
The mayor of Tirana has requested a laptop in his cell to read the documents. This request by Veliaj was made public during today's session.
Veliaj is accused of money laundering, undeclared assets, passive corruption in 9 episodes, abuse of office and bringing prohibited items into the cell. While his wife Ajola Xoxa is accused of undeclared assets, concealment of income and money laundering. Also included in this file is former socialist MP Klotilda Bushka, who is accused of actions that hinder the discovery of the truth.
On November 3, the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of Erion Veliaj, leaving him in office as mayor of Tirana. The Constitutional Court overturned the government's decision to dismiss him and annulled President Bajram Begaj's decree calling elections in Tirana.