Mayor Erion Veliaj had expressed his willingness to appear at the Criminal Court of Kosovo (GJKKO) in the preliminary hearing against him. According to the lawyers' claims, he got ready at 7 am and was waiting for the police van to escort him.
The van arrived at the Durrës detention center around 9 a.m., just as the hearing was about to begin. Given that Veliaj was absent, as were his two lawyers, and the lawyer primarily requesting a postponement of the hearing, the Court adjourned the proceedings to January 19.
