The Constitutional Court rejected Fredi Beleri’s request to be released from prison

The elected mayor of Himara, Fredi Beleri, was sentenced to two years in prison by the Special Court. A decision for which his lawyer emphasized that they will appeal. Beleri claimed that the court had conducted an irregular process and that his right to be elected had been violated due to the restriction of freedom. […]

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