The Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime (GJKKO) has once again rejected the request of the former president of Albania, Ilir Meta, for the relaxation of the security measure, leaving his prison arrest in effect, reports "Euronews Albana".
Although SPAK communicated the closure of the investigations and the case will go to trial, the president of the Freedom Party will continue to remain in prison until a new decision, after Judge Erjon Çela upheld the arrest order against him.
Lawyer Kujtim Cakrani left the session with the argument that the judge is not independent.
Meta had requested to be released from prison with the argument that the investigations against him have now been closed and the case has been sent to trial.
The former president is accused of corruption, money laundering and concealment of assets, for matters related to the SMI lobbying file in the US and the CEZ-DIA affair.
also
The court leaves ex-president Meta in prison
He was arrested on October 21, 2024 and has been in pre-trial detention since that moment.
GJKKO announcement
"The applicant/defendant Ilir Metaj, on 06.08.2025, filed a request with the Court with the subject matter: "Replacement of the personal security measure of "prison arrest".
He is accused of the criminal offenses of "Passive corruption of persons exercising public functions", "Forgery of seals, stamps or forms", "Laundering of proceeds of crime".
At the end of the trial, the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime, with a panel composed of Judge Erjon Çela, based on Articles 112 and 260/2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with Decision No. 546, dated 13.08.2025, decided:
also
Ilir Meta is arrested, security measures are also in place for Monika Kryemadhi
1. Dismissal of the request of the applicant/defendant Ilir Metaj.
2. An appeal may be filed against this decision within 5 (five) days at the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, a deadline which begins from the day of notification of the court's decision," the GJKKO announcement states.
