With 13 charges and 5 serious criminal offenses/ A date is set for the preliminary hearing for Erion Veliaj

2025-09-16 11:32:00, Aktualitet CNA

With 13 charges and 5 serious criminal offenses/ A date is set for the

Judge Etleva Deda has set September 29 at 12:00 to hold the preliminary hearing for politically dismissed mayor Erion Velijan and other defendants.

SPAK completed the investigations and sent Erion Veliaj, Ajola Xoxa, Elman Abule, Klotilda Bushka and 6 other businessmen for trial.

According to SPAK, Veliaj faces 13 charges for 5 serious criminal offenses.

Erion Veliaj, accused of committing criminal offenses:

1. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received by “Agi Kons” shpk, provided for by Article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

2. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received from “Fusha” shpk, provided for by Article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

3. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received from “Palushi” shpk, provided for by article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

4. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received from “Gerard-A” shpk, provided for by article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

5. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received from “Kontakt” shpk, provided for by Article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

6. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received from the NGO “Eventus”, provided for by Article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

7. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received from the NGO “Muza”, provided for by Article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

8. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received from “BYL-A” NGO, provided for by Article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

9. “Passive corruption of high-ranking state officials or local elected officials”, committed in collaboration, in relation to the irregular benefit received by the “Frobolous” NGO, provided for by article 260 and 25 of the Criminal Code;

10. “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity”, committed in collaboration more than once, provided for by Article 287/2 of the Criminal Code;

11. “Introducing or keeping prohibited items in the institution for the execution of prison sentences”, more than once, provided for by Article 324/a/2 of the Criminal Code;

12. “Refusal to declare, failure to declare, concealment or false declaration of assets, private interests of elected persons and public servants or of any other person who has a legal obligation to declare”, provided for by Article 257/a/2 of the Criminal Code;

13. “Abuse of office”, provided for by Article 248 of the Criminal Code./ CNA