5 minutes agoErvin Saliannji seeks suspension of Supreme Court sentence
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)Democratic Party MP Ervin Saliannji has made an official request to the Supreme Court this Tuesday for the suspension of his prison sentence. Saliannji was sentenced to 1 year in prison for false tinging under the case known as the Serbian “”. In his request, the DP deputy demands the execution [...]
Saliannji was sentenced to 1 year in prison for false tinging under the case known as the Serbian “”.
In his request, the DP deputy demands that the execution of the sentence be suspended until the outcome of the Supreme Court's review, arguing the process has been irregular and that the decision taken is controversial.
The request stresses that the suspension of the sentence is important for the preservation of the MP's mandate, which has been received by the people.
Regarding the current quality of the MP, we will refer to the fact that there is not yet a decision-making of the State Election Commissioner in the application of K Article 164. Electoral1, what it means is that the suspension of the execution is important, except to serve the prison sentence, but also to keep the MP's mandate as a mandate belonging to the” people, the request is reported.
“Since researcher Ervin Saliannji has been elected MP by the people with over 10 thousand preferential votes in the 2021 elections, these elections held following the decision of the Tirana Judiciary Circle Court (18.12.2019), this ruling, given by the Court of General Jury Appeal, is an indication of the particular cause this case presents in terms of Article 476 points 1 of K. P. Criminal. The confidence by the vote the people have given them, despite a court decision given earlier, is an indication of the particularness that has the case with the review, in addition that sovereignty in the Republic of Albania belongs to the”, according to the request.
Salianj's lawyers claim the sentence is politically motivated and is not based on sufficient evidence, stressing that their client should not serve the sentence until the judicial procedure is completed in the highest instance.
Today's demand comes in a heated political climate, where many Democratic Party officials have voiced support for Salianj, naming his sentence a blow to free speech and an attempt to close the opposition language.
Regarding Salianj's sentence, the opposition is expected to start on 7 October from Tirana civil disobedience, which, according to DP officials, will extend throughout Albania.
