Veliaj lies and makes a mockery of his case

2025-03-13 18:26:00, Politikë CNA

The mayor arrested for corruption and laundering of criminal proceeds, Erion Veliaj, has begun his saga of lies since the moment he ended up in handcuffs for two very serious offenses.

After his arrest, the successive lies and attacks on justice, prosecutors, and judges began.

With a hooligan, almost criminal language, he threatened, blackmailed, cursed, and insulted the prosecutor and the judge in his case.

Erion Veliaj and the scenarios of the attack on the prosecutor and judge
March 8, 17:06

Today, Erion Veliaj, after 48 hours, came out with a reaction and said that his file has been fixed.

So, according to him, he is in prison because the wiretaps were rigged, that he was just being reckless in what he talked about with his brother and wife, that the prosecutors wiretapped him and made another file on him.

But the truth is quite different.

Erion Veliaj is in prison after a court ruling for corruption in at least nine cases and is also accused of laundering the proceeds of crime and has three court rulings.

Document/ Here is the decision by which Erion Veliaj was arrested
February 21, 13:57

Yesterday, the Court of Appeals issued a final decision regarding the charges of corruption and laundering of proceeds of crime, leaving the security measure of imprisonment in effect today.

Erion Veliaj is not in prison because he was wiretapped venting on the phone with his wife and brother. No, he is in prison for corruption. He is trying to make his case ridiculous just as days ago he ridiculed or trivialized his corruption cases by trying to hide the truth of selling a car for three times the price or the circulation of 140 thousand euros in pillows in Tirana or the money and d that were given to Ajola through third parties by the Municipality of Tirana through payment orders signed by Erion Veliaj.

Valmir Xoxa's "turnover" with 140 thousand euros in two pillows
February 27, 09:01

Therefore, the truth is that Erion Veliaj is not in prison because his phone with his brother was tapped, nor because his phone with his wife was tapped.

Erion Veliaj is in prison for corruption by decision of the Appeals Court and is staying there under a security measure due to the risk that he could destroy evidence and intimidate witnesses.

Now Erion must find peace and, from prison, await the days and hours of his trial until the court issues the final decision on the charges brought against him./ CNA