Fredi Beleris

Edi Rama’s chosen candidate, Vangelis Tavos, won the elections in Himara to succeed Fredi Beleris, the elected mayor and now MEP who remains in prison.

The vote counting began shortly after midnight at the electoral commission center in Himara‘s football stadium to determine the successor of Fredi Beleris, the elected mayor and current MEP who remains in prison.

The hearing of the application of MEP Fredi Beleris for his release on parole was postponed today until 2 September by the competent Albanian court.

Albanian judges postponed the trial for the third time in a row, citing this time the summer holidays of officials in the neighboring country…

The hearing on Fredi Beleris’ request to be released on parole has been postponed to Wednesday, July 31.

The first hearing, scheduled for July 25, did not result in a decision due to the absence of an evaluation report from the Prison Department.

Fredi Beleris has received permission to travel to Strasbourg and take his oath of office as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) after significant pressure and subsequent concession from Albanian authorities.

The authorities in Albania proceeded with the removal of Fredi Beleris from his position as Mayor of Himara.

Fredi Beleris has gone on the offensive.

Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated on Wednesday that the newly elected ethnic Greek mayor of Himare in Albania, Fredi Beleris, must be released and that he does not understand the continuation of his detention.