Veliaj files another lawsuit, alibi for delay/ Maneuver to avoid 13 charges

2026-04-17 19:04:00, Aktualitet CNA

The Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, has taken a new legal step by filing a criminal complaint with the Tirana Prosecutor's Office.

Veliaj officially requests an investigation into the document that served as the basis for initiating criminal proceedings against him by SPAK.

According to his claim and legal defense, this document is suspicious and served to mount a process based on unverified claims.

Beyond this procedural action, the truth behind the complaint is Erion Veliaj's fear of facing the essence of the accusations. Instead of standing before the courts and answering the 13 charges against him, he is finding a thousand and one ways to avoid them.

As previously pointed out by CNA, it does not matter who filed the complaint, Nesti Angoni or as the media that serves Veliaj or the lobbying law firm, Nasta Pëllumbi, say, the essence is the 13 charges that weigh heavily on Veliaj.

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By denouncing the "whistleblower", Veliaj aims to declare the entire investigation invalid, attempting to bring down the edifice of the accusation through technicalities.

This report by Veliaj is the next alibi to postpone the court hearings that have been dragging on for 9 months.

It is clear that Veliaj does not have the courage to face evidence of corruption, abuse of office, and money laundering.

While in Tirana he files reports against "whistleblowers", abroad he pays lobbyists $220,000 to attack SPAK, showing that his battle is not for justice, but to escape it at all costs.

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January 14, 17:05

No complaint against the "papers" can erase the 13 charges, for 5 serious criminal offenses. Justice is not decided based on the name of the complainant, but on the criminal facts that Veliaj is trying to suppress with procedural noise./ CNA