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Court Ruling Further Complicates Albania Opposition Leadership Battle
After Albania's Court of Appeals failed to end to the main opposition Democratic Party's leadership battle, the rival two groups within the party on Monday both submitted their applications to the Central Elections Commission for the local elections on May 14.
Italian Businessman Bechetti’s Lawsuit Against Albania Dismissed
The building of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg, France. Photo: EPA-EFE/PATRICK SEEGER
Had the company done that, "this Court would have had the benefit of the views of the national courts", the ruling read.
The ECHR said the company had failed to take appropriate steps to enable national courts to fulfil their fundamental role.
13 Years on, Albania Blast Victims’ Families Still Seek Justice
Those charged included Albania's defence minister from 2005 to 2008, Fatmir Mediu, other senior defence ministry officials and members of the army's top brass.
Initially filed with the Supreme Court, the case, apart from Mediu's, was then separated and sent to the Tirana District Court.
‘Undisputed Capo’: The Albanian Behind a Cocaine Pipeline to Europe
Fourteen years later, in September 2020, the police came knocking, arresting 20 suspects in coordinated raids in 10 countries in Europe and the Middle East to dismantle the Albanian crime syndicate, 'Kompania Bello'.
Albanian ex-dictator’s grandson jailed for smuggling cocaine
An Albanian court has sentenced the grandson of former communist dictator Enver Hoxha to ten years in jail for smuggling cocaine, a statement said on Wednesday.
Ermal Hoxha is part of a nine-member group, which includes two Columbians, whose were served prison terms from 10 to 13 years on Tuesday, a Tirana court said.
Albanian Inspectorate Withholds Official Asset Declarations
Albanian's Inspectorate for the Declaration and Audit of Assets and Conflicts of Interest, ILDKPKI, on Monday rejected BIRN's request for the asset declarations of justice officials on the grounds that the documents have been seized by prosecutors for an investigation - even though the prosecutors insist they have not been seized.