Appeal court replaces house arrest with monthly court visits
The measure follows an arrest during a student protest and a penal complaint by defence.
An appeal court has changed the personal security measure for a man arrested during the first day of student protests, replacing home detention with a less strict obligation.
The court ordered “an obligation to appear once a month” before the relevant authority, after the lower court had imposed “arrest at home.” Defence lawyers say they also filed a criminal complaint concerning how police treated him.
Defence representatives said they appealed the first-instance decision and appeared before the appeal court together with another lawyer. The new measure requires the man to report monthly.
The defence also stated that a criminal complaint has been registered against police officers of the State Police, linked to allegations of degrading and inhuman treatment.
As of now, the man is not under house arrest, but instead must appear once a month under the appeal court’s order, while the criminal complaint process is underway.
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Euronews Albania