Greek Foreign Ministry condemns decision to uphold Fredi Beleri’s imprisonment

COMMENTS

SHARE THIS
ARTICLE

Text sizeAa Aa

Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reacted to the decision of the Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime Appeal to reject the request of the mayor of Himara, Fredi Beleri, to dismiss the case against him.

Through an official statement, the Greek Foreign Ministry underlines that leaving Beleri in prison is not in accordance with the provisions of the rule of law.

Official Athens emphasizes that Beleri’s case is one of the main priorities of Greek foreign policy, and not only at the bilateral level with Albania, but the entire European Union will be aware of the problem.

“Today’s rejection of the request of the elected mayor of Himara, Fredi Beleri, against the continuation of his detention, does not appear to be in accordance with the provisions of the rule of law. Keeping him in prison does not constitute fair treatment for a representative elected by the local government, since according to the Special Prosecutor’s Office of Albania, he is the only prisoner from 31 complaints made for electoral crimes.

Beleri’s arrest was the subject of today’s conversation between Foreign Minister Vasilis Kaskareli and his Albanian counterpart Olta Xhaçka in Oslo, on the sidelines of the informal ministerial meeting of NATO foreign ministers.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs keeps the issue very high in its priorities and beyond the bilateral dimension of the issue, it will continue to inform and raise awareness of the international community and in particular the European partners, as Albania is a candidate country for EU membership”, it is state in the announcement of the Greek Foreign Ministry.

 

Tags

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE




SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER