Fredi Beleri, a New Democracy MEP, was released from prison yesterday after serving 16 months. Following his release, Mr. Beleri expressed a sense of relief but made it clear that his legal battle is far from over.

Greek MEP Manolis Kefalogiannis paid his fourth visit to Himare's jailed mayor-elect, Fredi Beleri, in the Fier Prison in Albania where he is being held, according to an announcement on Easter Monday. After a meeting with Beleri, who is also a candidate in the European Parliament elections with Greece's New Democracy party, Kefalogiannis made the following statement:

Ethnic Greek mayor-elect of Himare Fredi Beleri was sentenced to two years in jail by a court in Tirana on Tuesday.