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Today the Municipal Council meeting to dismiss Veliaj

2025-09-23 09:21:21Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Today the Municipal Council meeting to dismiss Veliaj
Erion Veliaj

Today, at 10:00, the Laws Commission of the Municipality of Tirana will meet, where the request of the socialist councilors for the dismissal of Erion Veliaj from the position of mayor is expected to be included in the agenda. In the afternoon, at 16:00, the issue will be discussed in the Municipal Council.

On Friday, Veliaj sent a letter to the City Council requesting to attend the meeting. The Council Secretary, Behar Zeneli, responded that if the mayor cannot physically appear at the meeting, he can send the claims in writing.

Veliaj responded by reminding them that the Secretary cannot assume the role of a collegial body, as his powers are only administrative.

According to him, so far he has not received any official notification about the meeting, the reasons for his dismissal or the materials that hold him responsible. He emphasizes that he has not been guaranteed the right to be heard, while adding that his presence in the hall should have been decided by the Municipal Council, even without his request. For this reason, Veliaj asked the Council to express its opinion by vote on his participation.

Socialist councilors in the Municipality of Tirana were set in motion by initiating the procedure for Veliaj's dismissal following Edi Rama's request to the SP Assembly, based on the violation of Article 62, letter C, of ​​Law 139/2015 "On Local Self-Government", which concerns failure to report to duty for at least 3 months.

The decision to propose dismissal must receive at least 31 votes in favor out of 61 councilors. After that, the decision-making passes to the Council of Ministers through the Prefect of Tirana, while the government makes the final decision on dismissal.

However, this would not be the last word. Article 115 of the Constitution gives the mayor the right to appeal the dismissal to the Constitutional Court within 15 days. In this case, the government's decision is suspended until the Court reviews it. Even Veliaj himself, in his letter to the Municipal Council, left open the possibility of an appeal, considering the dismissal an unjustified act and a dangerous precedent for democracy, and stressed that he will defend his 4-year contract with the citizens of Tirana until the end.  

Erion Veliaj has been in pre-trial detention with the security measure "prison arrest" since February 10, 2025, when he was arrested by order of the GJKKO after being accused by SPAK of 13 charges, including 9 cases of corruption.


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