"Prison is not even a good idea for an enemy", Salianji speaks after his release: Political punishment to avoid me from the electoral battle

2025-07-08 15:59:47Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
"Prison is not even a good idea for an enemy", Salianji speaks after
Ervin Salianji after being released from prison

Former Democratic Party MP, Ervin Salianji, spoke to the media after his release from Fier prison, where he was serving a 1-year prison sentence for false reporting in the "Babale" case.

Salianji, who has been behind bars since October 2024, told the media that his imprisonment was a political revenge to prevent him from running for office.

"More than 9 months in prison here in Fier for political reasons, convicted because I denounced and brought to justice an international drug trafficker. As you can see, it is both a self-exposing and a release in this period. It is a punishment to avoid me from the electoral battle, it is a punishment because of the victory I had in relation to the SP ," said Salianji.

According to him, the time spent in prison is a message to all democrats who, as he expressed, must be inspired to continue the battle against the regime installed in the country.

"Every day I spend in prison is a denunciation of the regime that has been installed in Albania. I believe it is a source of inspiration for thousands of democrats, " said the former MP.

Salianji vowed to continue the political and legal battle, warning that he would take the case to the Strasbourg Court. He stressed that his imprisonment is evidence of a rotten system that fears the opposition.

"I will take the case to Strasbourg, I will demand my rights. Prison is not even for the enemy. Today I feel on my skin the injustice that citizens feel from this regime. I did not go to prison for an ordinary crime or theft, but for political reasons," said Salianji.


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