{"id":56356,"date":"2023-06-26T17:14:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=56356"},"modified":"2023-06-26T17:15:38","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T15:15:38","slug":"beleris-request-to-take-an-oath-rejected-greek-foreign-ministry-reacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/beleris-request-to-take-an-oath-rejected-greek-foreign-ministry-reacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Beleri&#8217;s request rejected, Greek Foreign Ministry: Albania must respect rule of law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fredi Beleri is the mandated mayor of the Municipality of Himara, but in order to sit in the mayor&#8217;s chair, he has to overcome some steps, the swearing before the Municipal Council.<\/p>\n<p>Special Court has rejected the permit request of Beleri, who was arrested 2 days before the May 14 elections under the charge of electoral crime.<\/p>\n<p>In this regard, the Greek Foreign Ministry has also reacted, saying that the rejection of the request shows that the Albanian authorities&#8217; aim is to deprive Beleri without a final punishment and without being charged with the office of mayor.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry says in the announcement that Albania must respect the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The request of the elected mayor of Himara, Fredi Beleri, to receive a special permit, so that he can attend the first meeting of the new Municipal Council tomorrow, as well as take an oath and officially take office, was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>This refusal shows now, without any doubt, that the intention of the Albanian authorities is to deprive him, without a final sentence and without being charged, from the office of the mayor, in which he was democratically elected by the citizens of the region.<\/p>\n<p>As a candidate for membership in the European family, Albania must respect the rule of law and the presumption of innocence,&#8221; the announcement states.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fredi Beleri is the mandated mayor of the Municipality of Himara, but in order to sit in the mayor&#8217;s chair, he has to overcome some steps, the swearing before the Municipal Council. 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