The 51 days of shame of public fraudsters, Erion Veliaj and Mero Baze

2025-10-07 15:20:00, Aktualitet CNA

Erion Veliaj and Mero Baze

For 51 days, CNA has exposed two fraudsters to the public, Erion Veliaj, the dismissed chairman, and Mero Baze, his media bodyguard.

For 51 days in a row, Erion Veliaj and Mero Baze continue to lie to Albanians regarding prosecutor Ols Dado, making accusations and claims that the latter requested an addition to the construction permit and that when Veliaj was in office as mayor, he had refused, and therefore he had launched investigations for revenge and conflict of interest.

For 51 consecutive days, we have asked Erion Veliaj and Mero Baze to publish the document with Ols Dado's signature for the permit and the refusal with Veliaj's signature for this permit, but they have not published it (simply because the request does not exist, just like the Tirana incinerator).

This lie, this deception, comes as an attack on justice and the prosecutor.

Erion Veliaj's claim

In point 135, Veliaj says that prosecutor Ols Dado obtained a building permit from the Municipality of Tirana and then requested an addition to the permit and this was refused.

The 51 days of shame of public fraudsters, Erion Veliaj and Mero Baze

While in point 136 of the document without a seal and signature, Erion treats this as a matter of "revenge" on the part of prosecutor Ols Dado, because, according to him, he was not granted a construction permit for the addition after he made a request.

The 51 days of shame of public fraudsters, Erion Veliaj and Mero Baze

Why doesn't Veliaj produce the document with Ols Dado's signature and the refusal with his signature?

Mero Baze's claim

Mero Baze says that, according to him, the investigation against Veliaj is being insistently requested by a prosecutor, who months ago had a personal conflict with him, regarding his requests for a construction permit outside the legal criteria that the municipality had.

The 51 days of shame of public fraudsters, Erion Veliaj and Mero Baze

Why doesn't Mero Baze confirm it? Why doesn't he publish the document with Ols Dado's signature and the refusal with Erion Veliaj's signature?

Today we are on the 49th day of shame for a former mayor caught 9 times in corruption, abuse of office and many other serious criminal offenses and his media legacy./ CNA