If the sentence is not reduced, he will remain detained even if elected as a Member of the European Parliament
velvet ethnic cleansing
The choice of Beleris
Greeks in the US sent a strong message to Albania & the US Government that they stand by the elected Mayor of Himara as well as all Greeks of Northern Epirus
It came after a complaint by the elected mayor of Himara Fredi Beleris - Albania hopes the presence of another member of the minority will appease Greece
The possibility of filing an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights is being considered
"The Albanian Prime Minister, with the support of the international community from the beginning of this case, has shown his position"
The elected mayor of Himarra was sentenced to two years in prison after an unprecedented, even for Albanian standards, staged trial - The government's next moves
The elected mayor of Himara speaks of a parody trial - "My crime is that we want to be the masters of our ancestral land", he says
Albanian PM's confrontation with Sakis Ioannidis, Greece's representative to the European Economic & Social Committee, at a workshop in Brussels - He spoke of Athens' "delusional" approach to the issue
Beleris speaks of political persecution - The trial continues on February 28th