"Kathimerini", article about Fredi Beleri/ "Anatomy of a Kafkaesque drama"

2024-02-13 16:50:00, Aktualitet CNA

"Kathimerini", article about Fredi Beleri/ "Anatomy of a

The Greek media "Kathimerini" has made a long article about the trial of Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himara, for whom the Special Prosecutor's Office requested today 2 years and 6 months in prison.

" The Beleri Case: The Anatomy of a Kafkaian Drama ", is how "Kathimerini" has titled the article, where it says that the Albanian authorities aim to eradicate the Greek minority in Himara.

In the writing of former ambassador Aleksandër Mallias, everything started with Rama's visit to Himare before the elections of May 14, 2023.

"The criminal prosecution of Fredi Beleri started after Edi Rama's visit to Himare on May 6, 2023. It was understood that the elections on Sunday, May 14, were a heavy loss for him and the candidate supported by the Socialist Party, as it turned out. Not by chance was the speech in Himare by the prime minister of the neighboring country - with whom so many people associate us - where he made insults, at the same time as his clear statement that "he will deal personally" with Mr. Beleri. This is exactly what he did at the expense of the president of "Omonoia", who on December 22, 2022 organized the historic visit of the Prime Minister of Greece and addressed him in the great demonstration of emigrants", the article states.

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Further, there is talk of the police associate who trapped Beler and the latter's surveillance.

"From the documents, it is established that there was 24-hour physical monitoring of Mr. Beleri from two agencies. In addition, the telephones, shops and places where the leaders of his faction and the offices of "Omonoia" used to gather were monitored. It seems that they were also watching the supporters of Mr. Beleri without permission from the Prosecutor's Office. The most important element of the monitoring is that they started earlier than the date of granting the permit - the minutes do not mention the specific hours of the monitoring - while a document of the minutes was falsified to "legitimize" them, the article emphasizes.

The article talks about the arrest two days before the elections for classified files.

"The Central Election Commission, before accepting his candidacy for the elections, conducted two full investigations and found that he was clean. In the last court session, the official responsible for criminal files in Albania stated that "the criminal record of Mr. Beleri is impure".

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One of the most well-known IT experts in Albania publicly stated that the criminal files used by the authorities to arrest Mr. Beleri are falsified, while scientifically and professionally documenting the way in which it was falsified", emphasizes "Kathimerini".

Further, the history of the entire judicial process is shown, and at the end of the article strong accusations are made against the government, as Beleri is described as a victim of discrimination.

"Mr. Beleri is a victim of discrimination and vindictive behavior. How I wish I was wrong. However, I hope there is not a sentence that would not allow him to get out of prison and be sworn in as the mayor of Himara. If this is confirmed, it will be an indication of the weakness of Greek political conviction. It will be an Albanian tragedy, but with Greek titles", concludes the article./ CNA