Rama shows Veliaj to continue to hold Tirana mayor position

So Veliaj, the Special Prosecution was conducting investigations regarding several charges, such as abuse of office, active corruption, passive corruption, inacquacy of wealth and money laundering.

In response to B journalists' network IERN, Prime Minister Edi Rama, has come to the defense of Tirana Mayor, declaring Erion Veliaj will stay in office.

Rama names his ban on violation of democratic standards and that the investigative file resembles a volume novel on excavations committed in his life and his wife. Rama said there is no concrete issue of corruption in Veliaj's file.

Not only will the mayor of Tirana not be dismissed from office, but his ban has given us the task of continuing to be steadfast guarantees of justice, promoting as much transparency as possible to come to the truth. So, basically, we're facing a case that creates the reasonable suspicion of an investigation off the constitutional tracks and a ban on violations of democratic standards. The five-year stance of the Socialist Party and the prime minister to make no comment on any specific case has changed with yesterday's removal of the capital mayor, to close him without trial in a cell, and to lock his wife, mother of a six-year-old son”, has declared Rama for BIRN.