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'Washington Post': Tirana Mayor Arrested, Accused of Multimillion-Dollar Corruption

Politiko 2025-02-10 20:10:54

'Washington Post': Tirana Mayor Arrested, Accused of

International media are echoing the arrest of Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj.

The American newspaper 'Washington Post' wrote that Erion Veliaj is accused of corruption with public funds.

 An Albanian court on Monday ordered the arrest of the capital's mayor after accusing him and others of corruption worth millions of dollars involving public funds.

Attempts to contact Mayor Erion Veliaj were not immediately successful.

The Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime handles cases involving high-ranking officials and politicians.

The court must decide within 48 hours whether the mayor and others should remain in custody, while investigations ahead of any formal charges continue.

Veliaj is accused of corruption involving at least 1.1 million euros ($1.13 million) in public funds by giving public funds to businesses, which in return gave his family illicit profits.

"Veliaj, in his third term as mayor, has also served as a minister in Prime Minister Edi Rama's cabinet. He is a member of the ruling Socialist Party," the newspaper writes.

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