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"Sessions are being postponed due to the defense", SPAK clarification on the Veliaj case: The documents have been fully handed over to the defendant
2025-12-05 16:33:41 / POLITIKË
The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime has published an official clarification regarding the procedural developments of criminal case no. 27/2024, where the defendant is the former mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj, along with other persons.
According to SPAK, the file was sent to the Special Court on September 10, 2025, while the first pre-trial hearing was scheduled for September 29, 2025. However, since that date, eight consecutive hearings have been postponed, which - according to the announcement - have resulted from the unjustified absences of defense lawyers and their requests considered unfounded, preventing the completion of the pre-trial hearing within the legal deadlines.
Clarification on procedural developments in criminal case no . 27/2024
The Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime clarifies several procedural circumstances related to the trial of the criminal case against the defendant Erion Veliaj and other defendants .
Criminal proceedings , no . 27 of 2024 , were sent for trial before the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime on 10.9.2025 .
The Special Court scheduled the first hearing of the preliminary trial for September 29, 2025. Since then , 8 court hearings have been postponed due to the unjustified absence of the defendants' defense attorneys or their unjustified requests , preventing the completion of the preliminary trial within the deadlines provided for by the Code of Criminal Procedure * .
Sa i takon pretendimeve të përsëritura të të pandehurit, Erion Veliaj, për njohjen me aktet e procedimit penal, nr. 27/2024, theksojmë faktin se Prokuroria e Posaçme ka përmbushur plotësisht detyrimet që burojnë nga neni 327/2/3 të Kodit të Procedurës Penale.
Brenda afatit të parashikuar nga neni 324 i Kodit të Procedurës Penale, prokurorët kanë njoftuar të pandehurin dhe mbrojtësit e tij, mbi përfundimin e hetimeve paraprake. Veç përshkrimit të përmbledhur të faktit penal, për të cilin procedohet i pandehuri, Erion Veliaj është njoftuar edhe me të drejtën për t’u njohur me aktet dhe për të marrë kopje të tyre.
Në ushtrim të kesaj të drejte, mbrojtësit e të pandehurit Erion Veliaj, më datë 24.7.2025, pa asnjë shpenzim kanë marrë një kopje të akteve të procedimit penal, nr. 27 të vitit 2024. Ky fakt është dokumentuar me procesverbalin përkatës të datës 24.7.2025, i nënshkruar nga njëri prej avokatëve të zgjedhur nga i pandehuri Erion Veliaj.
Not only that , but on 10.10.2025 , a selected lawyer filed a request with the proceeding body for the provision of a copy of the acts , which reflect the additional investigative actions carried out for the period from 24.7.2025 to September 2025. In this request , the selected lawyer himself states that ; “ On 23. 0 7.2025 , they were notified of the completion of the investigations and a USB with copies of the acts of this criminal proceeding was made available to them . ”
The prosecutors in the case emphasize that the subsequent course of action after this procedural moment , between the defendant and the lawyer chosen by him , belongs to the contract established between them and in no case does it involve the proceeding body with claims not based on law .
The Special Prosecution Office continues to enforce the law and ensure a fair and transparent judicial process.
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