I would like to thank Kyriakos Mitsotakis - The battle I am fighting is not personal - It is a battle for the rule of law and democracy, Beleris statement to protothema.gr
Freddy Beleris
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
Beleris speaks of political persecution - The trial continues on February 28th
Dozens of member of the ethnic Greek minority of Albania gathered outside the court that denied the mayor-elect to swear-in: "The court decision was orchestrated by Rama"
"The only reason I'm in prison is the grabbing of the properties from the native Greek residents, on behalf of 'strategic investors' who are mostly friends of the government and the Prime Minister"
Beleris and a close aid were both referred to stand trial at a special court
The Greek Prime Minister pointed out that there is a question regarding the rule of law in Albania - The elected mayor Himara has been in prison for more than 50 days
The Greek minority makes up Albania’s largest ethnic minority. It is an indigenous minority and recognized by Albania as a national minority
Yesterday, the Secretary General of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Haris Lalakos, visited Freddy Beleris in Avlonas prisons
The position of the former close associate of Edi Rama & Minister of Justice Ili Maniani, for the provocative arrest of Freddy Beleris, is causing a sensation