Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj during his arrest in February. Photo: LSA. Wiretap transcripts published by Albanian online media outlet CNA suggest that jailed Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj orchestrated a ...

Albania’s Special Court Against Corruption and Organised Crime (SPAK) has ordered the arrest of Erion Veliaj, the influential mayor of Tirana, on suspicion of corruption and money laundering.

Under Prime Minister Edi Rama and his Socialist Party, Albania’s government has been bombarding the media with carefully curated PR packages that air as ‘news’. On February 10, TV channels ...

Mayor of Tirana Erion Veliaj being arrested on February 10. Photo: LSA A US law firm that issued favourable comments to the Albanian media on behalf of jailed Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj on 13 March ...

The Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime, which handles cases involving top officials and politicians, arrested Mayor Erion Veliaj Monday on corruption allegations involving at least 1 ...

Mayor Erion Veliaj, 45, responded in a Facebook post by rejecting the “idiot accusation” and saying that “neither me nor my family are related to the word ‘corruption.’” The Special ...

While behind bars and under investigation for graft and money laundering, Tirana mayor Erion Veliaj and his businessman brother have engaged hard-hitting New York law firm Kasowitz Benson Torres ...

Efforts to reach the mayor, Erion Veliaj, were not immediately successful. The Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime handles cases involving senior officials and politicians.