EU lawmaker Fredi Beleri, convicted of vote-buying in Albania, is released on probation and plans to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.

Fredi Beleri, an ethnic Greek politician and EU lawmaker, has been released on probation after serving 16 months of a two-year sentence for vote-buying in Albania. His conviction, viewed by Greece as politically motivated, has strained relations between the two countries. Beleri, who won a mayoral election while imprisoned, plans to appeal his case to the European Court of Human Rights and continue advocating for the rights of the Greek minority in Albania.

September 02, 2024
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