Albania: further information on: possible prisoners of conscience

Sulejman Rrahman Mekollari, Dilaver Ibrahim Dauti, Lirim Servet Veliu, Gani Koro (1); Elvira Shapllo (f), Vladimir Qiriaqi, Jani Bardho and Thoma Ngjelo (2); Sami Meta, Kristaq Mosko, Timoshenko Pekmezi and Tare Isufi (3): The Court of Appeal found the first group of defendants (1) guilty of anti-constitutional activity and confirmed their sentences as follows: S. Mekollari – four years’ imprisonment; L. Veliu – two years’ imprisonment; G. Koro – three years’ imprisonment suspended for 18 months. The district court of Gjirokaster acquitted the second group (2) of charges of “distributing anti-constitutional materials”. There is no further information on the case of Sami Meta and co-defendants.

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