Scandal/ Tirana Municipality, party to Veliaj's attack on the prosecutor

2026-03-16 09:30:00, Aktualitet CNA

For more than a year in prison, the mayor arrested on 13 charges and 5 serious criminal offenses, Erion Veliaj, has attacked the US Department of Justice, prosecutors, judges, and the judiciary with schemes, scenarios, and maneuvers, with $220,000 in lobbying reports.

Veliaj has carried out a wide campaign of attacks against the prosecutor in the Ols Dado case, with accusations that he has not been able to prove, with manipulations and deceptions that even today, after a year, he has not released the document with his signature for the lie where he says that Ols Dado has requested an additional amount for the construction permit, or for the frauds he sends to the Department of Justice, where he lies by saying that Ols Dado is a DP activist. (READ HERE)

He paid $220,000 for fraud/Here are Veliaj's lobbying documents in the US
January 14, 17:05

Veliaj continues his attack on justice, fearing facing 13 serious charges, 9 of which are for corruption, abuse of office, laundering the proceeds of crime, concealing assets, and bringing prohibited items into the cell.

On January 20, 2026, Veliaj sued prosecutor Ols Dado in the Administrative Court, seeking his dismissal and declaring his appointment illegal.

Scandal/ Tirana Municipality, party to Veliaj's attack on the prosecutor

Veliaj's lawsuit against prosecutor Ols Dado in the Administrative Court

The lawsuit stated that prosecutor Ols Dado had not met the legal criteria to become a prosecutor in 2008, although it should be noted that Dado had successfully passed all stages of vetting and his appointment was deemed legal by the relevant institutions.

Veliaj against justice/ Files lawsuit for dismissal of prosecutor investigating him
January 23, 09:47

But that's not enough. Erion Veliaj has also dragged the Municipality of Tirana into the scandal.

Official sources told CNA that the lawsuit filed in the Administrative Court against prosecutor Ols Dado includes the Municipality of Tirana.

According to data provided by CNA, but also reported in other media, the Administrative Court returned the lawsuit to Mayor Veliaj and the Municipality of Tirana for additional documentation.

According to the data, it was confirmed that the Municipality of Tirana was also included in the lawsuit.

Veliaj drags Tirana Municipality
February 2, 20:49

The truth is that no one can sign on behalf of the Municipality of Tirana.

What happens is a scandal, Erion Veliaj from Durrës prison orders a lawsuit and puts the institution's name on it, while sending it without a seal, including the institution in his attacks on justice.

On this issue, CNA addressed a letter to the Municipality of Tirana on February 13, 2026.

CNA's letter to the Municipality of Tirana regarding the lawsuit case

In the letter, CNA has requested clarifications on what the legal interest of the Tirana Municipality institution is in this lawsuit and why a public institution is officially included in an administrative lawsuit related to an individual, in this case the Mayor, Erion Veliaj.

CNA's letter to the Municipality of Tirana regarding the lawsuit case

Among other things, CNA has requested the full practice of the officials who have signed to officially include the Tirana Municipality institution in this lawsuit, the list of names of those who have approved this procedure, and a copy of the document bearing the seal of the Tirana Municipality.

It has now been more than a month and we have not received any response.

This is a scandal that the Tirana Municipality administration does not respond to media interest on an important issue.

But CNA will not stop and we will address this issue to the Commissioner for the Right to Information.

The institution cannot become a party to persons accused 9 times of corruption who want to evade justice and, with procedures and technicalities, instead of going and proving their innocence, find instruments to raise smoke./ CNA