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Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj, arrested on 13 charges for 5 serious criminal offenses, has not stopped his attacks on the judiciary, prosecutors and judges.
The Municipality of Tirana has been held hostage for a year and Veliaj has been tied to the mayor's chair to intimidate justice in the hope that he will escape punishment for the serious criminal offenses he has committed.
On March 16, 2026, CNA reported the scandal, revealing that the lawsuit filed by Erion Veliaj in the Administrative Court against prosecutor Ols Dado for his appointment also includes the Municipality of Tirana.
CNA sent, on February 13, 2026, an official letter to the Municipality of Tirana, requesting clarification 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.
After almost 2 months and the case being reviewed in the Administrative Court, the municipality has still not responded to our official request for information.
The goal seems to be to divert attention from the criminal trial, as if Veliaj will escape unscathed because he filed an administrative lawsuit. Unheard of stupidity, where a defendant uses every means, propaganda, attacks, accusations and the media, with one goal, to continue his "show" by abusing yet another segment of justice.
There are many questions that arise about this administrative judicial process and this silence of the Municipality of Tirana so far. Is Veliaj's lawsuit a personal lawsuit or a lawsuit of the Municipality of Tirana? Veliaj, why didn't he file the lawsuit when prosecutor Ols Dado was appointed? Zdromsi remembered to sue the prosecutor now only for his personal troubles, in a pure conflict of interest.
Meanwhile, CNA made this request for information only to understand the plight of the Tirana Municipality, which became a party to this process.
Having received no reaction from the institution, CNA, on March 11, 2026, also addressed the Commissioner for the Right to Information, expecting him to reflect on the failure to provide information yet, regarding the request for making available the official practice regarding the administrative lawsuit against Prosecutor Dado.
Two requests in two months with no response. According to the law, the response should have been returned within 15 days. And while the trial is ongoing, the municipality does not have the courage to respond.
This silence shows complicity, as an institution like the Municipality of Tirana is involved in the process for Veliaj's personal interests.
The municipality must clarify on what basis it became a party to this and what is the damage that prosecutor Ols Dado has caused to this institution?
On what basis is this municipality dragging its feet, which should only serve the citizens of Tirana and not an individual accused 9 times of corruption?
The seal of the Municipality of Tirana cannot be placed on a personal process and one in conflict of interest.
The institution cannot become a party to someone who uses all kinds of methods to evade justice and fears punishment for the criminal offenses he himself has committed.
From his Durrës prison cell, Veliaj is holding the municipality hostage, because if he had been interested in the well-being of the institution and the affairs of Tirana, he would have resigned and elections for a new mayor would have been held.
We will continue to demand official documentation and the responsibility of each individual in these actions that show that the municipality has been taken hostage and misused by a prisoner with 13 charges who does not go to court for his trial, but makes a public "show" and attacks on justice. /CNA
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