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Erion Veliaj
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- OpinionA prison transfer should not be a secret beyond scrutinyThe prison service says Erion Veliaj's move to Fier was lawful. The best way to prove it is to let an independent institution see the order.
- PartiesTop Channel: Çuçi tells minister Gogu to resign over Veliaj's transfer; Balla does not deny itAccording to Top Channel, lawmaker Bledi Çuçi asked the justice minister for the mayor's transfer document at a meeting of the Socialist group. Balla does not deny it, but says the meeting was held behind closed doors.
- Crime & CourtsVeliaj refuses food in Fier prison; prisons service says transfer was legal and the order is a state secretThe Tirana mayor, held in pretrial detention, protested a day after being moved from Durrës, according to Top Channel. The prisons service says 24 transfers took place between Oct. 16 and 27, all within the law.
- PropertySocial housing 2027: 4,000 home loans, half at 0% interest, and 3,000 subsidized rentalsNext year's program, according to the Agency for Media and Information, extends to young people, students, young couples, professionals and returning emigrants; Tirana Municipality names 1,500 new winners of soft loans.
