TIRANA, May 23 – As previously warned by his lawyer, Albania’s former Minister of Interior Saimir Tahiri appealed the First Instance Court decision that has placed him under house arrest over drug trafficking and passive corruption the last ten days.
Tahiri’s lawyer, Maks Haxhia, submitted on Wednesday at the court a request to change Tahiri’s punishment by removing his house arrest.
The court session for former MoI Tahiri, who resigned from his parliamentary immunity two weeks ago and handed himself to justice as a normal citizen, is scheduled to take place on Monday, May 28.
Both sides – Tahiri and the country’s Serious Crimes Prosecution – have objected to the court decision. While Tahiri wants to ease his punishment, the country’s prosecution wants Tahiri to be remanded in custody until his trial date.
Last week, Haxhia expressed confidence he will be able to reverse the court decision placed on Tahiri through the Court of Appeals.
