Mayor jailed for electoral fraud

24 Janar 2025, 13:50Politics TEMA
Mayor jailed for electoral fraud

Edison Memolla, the Socialist mayor of Rrogozhinë, has been sentenced to one year in prison for electoral fraud.

Albania's Special Court found Memolla guilty of influencing voters during the March 2022 local elections. He also faces a five-year ban from holding public office.

Prosecutors accused Memolla of promising jobs and benefits in exchange for votes. In one case, he allegedly persuaded an electrician to falsify energy records to avoid cutting power to a voter who backed him.

Three other defendants were charged in connection with the scheme, including forgery and election corruption.

The court’s decision comes amid Albania’s ongoing crackdown on corruption in public institutions. (TemA)

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