AP – An Albanian court released former Prime Minister Sali Berisha from house arrest, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is charged with corruption.
The Special Court for Corruption and Organised Crime, which covers cases involving senior officials and politicians, revoked its order for Berisha’s house arrest, issued almost a year ago, without giving any reason.Berisha’s parliamentary immunity was removed in December 2023 and he was placed under house arrest after he violated an earlier order to report to the court every two weeks.
He was also barred from travelling abroad, but that order was struck down last week by the Constitutional Court.
Berisha, 80, hailed hundreds of supporters waiting for him at the Democratic Party’s headquarters shouting his name.
