The Ombudsman Erinda Ballanca and the two commissioners Ahmet Prenci and Besnik Deda visited the detention facilities in Durrës, the mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, who has been held under arrest since February 10, 2025.
The Ombudsman has opened an investigation following Veliaj's complaint about indignity in detention, for which reason he was contacted in his prison cells. Veliaj is accused by SPAK of 13 criminal charges, the most serious of which is corruption, while his wife and 28 other defendants are also under indictment. Three days ago, the Constitutional Court accepted Veliaj's request, considering the dismissal illegal and reinstating him as mayor.
