Judge Irena Gjoka of the First Instance Special Court on Corruption and Organized Crime, which covers cases involving senior officials and politicians, granted prosecutors’ request to put Berisha under house arrest after he violated a previous requirement to check in every two weeks.
Sali Berisha, the head of the main opposition party in Albania, is being investigated over a land deal involving his son-in-law. The 79-year-old is also barred from traveling abroad.
An Albanian court on Saturday ordered house arrest for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who leads the opposition Democratic Party and is being investigated for possible corruption.
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