Transfer from Durrës to Fier: Veliaj files abuse-of-office complaint against prisons director general Sadleva Bodo

Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj has filed a criminal complaint against the director general of prisons, Sadleva Bodo, for abuse of office.

The complaint concerns his transfer from pretrial detention in Durrës to the prison in Fier.

The document was submitted to the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office by Veliaj’s lawyer, Plarent Ndreca.

Veliaj says the transfer violated the law. He is calling for an investigation into the prison system chief’s responsibility for the decision.