Zamira Durda
13 Years on, Albania Blast Victims’ Families Still Seek Justice
Those charged included Albania's defence minister from 2005 to 2008, Fatmir Mediu, other senior defence ministry officials and members of the army's top brass.
Initially filed with the Supreme Court, the case, apart from Mediu's, was then separated and sent to the Tirana District Court.
Albania Reopens Case Against Ex-Minister for Deadly Explosion
The Special Court of Appeals Against Corruption and Organised Crime ruled on Friday that the case against Fatmir Mediu, who was defence minister in 2008 when an ammunition dump explosion killed 26 people, should be reopened.
The blast happened while ammunition from the period of Communist rule in Albania was being dismantled.