Tirana Mayor Erion Veliaj has been transferred from a detention facility in Durrës to one in Fier, according to the information provided.

The transfer reportedly took place shortly after Veliaj published a statement on Facebook addressing a student protest and calling for their demands to be heard.

The timing of the transfer has drawn attention, although no direct link between his public statement and the decision to move him has been established in the information available.

Veliaj remains in pretrial detention and faces 13 criminal charges brought by Albania’s Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK).

Further details regarding the reasons for the transfer and any official response from the relevant authorities were not included in the information provided.

The case remains ongoing, and the charges against Veliaj have not been established as proven by a final court judgment.