Accused of vote-buying, Fredi Beleri set to appear before court today

Fredi Beleri, the winning candidate of Himara Municipality in the May 14 elections, will appear today before the Special Court Against Organized Crime and Corruption.

The session is expected to be held at 13:00. Although behind bars, Beleri managed to win the battle for the Municipality of Himara. Beleri and Pandeli Kokaveshi were arrested 2 days before the May 14 local elections under the charge of buying and selling votes.

He was left in prison by the Court of Vlora, which then transferred the case to SPAK. The arrest of Fredi Beleri also brought reactions from the Greek side, which has often called for his release./abcnews.al