New ruling questions “proportionality” of Albanian mayor’s detention
By Martin Banks The mayor of Albania’s capital city says that his continued detention is “unconstitutional.” Erion Veliaj has been held in “pretrial detention” (PTD) since February 2025 on corruption and money laundering charges, which is strongly refutes. In a recent development, the country’s constitutional court overturned a decision by Albania’s Supreme Court and ordered […]
