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Jailed Greek MEP in Athens After Albania Allows Him to Attend EU Parliament Opening

Albania Allows Jailed Greek MEP in Athens After Albania Allows Him to Attend EU Parliament Opening

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The Facts

  • Fredis Beleris, a jailed ethnic Greek Albanian politician who was elected member of the European Parliament for Greece's ruling New Democracy party, was released from prison and arrived in Athens on Monday.Fredis Beleris, a jailed ethnic Greek Albanian politician who was elected member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Greece's ruling New Democracy party, was released from prison and arrived in Athens on Monday.

  • This comes as prison authorities in Albania granted him a five-day leave on Sunday to attend the opening session of the new European legislature in Strasbourg, as Beleris won a seat in elections last month.

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