Meta's trial showed us that the cage does not exist

2026-04-27 12:29:00, Editorial CNA

Former President Ilir Meta has been using his political rhetoric regarding the hearings taking place at the GJKKO for several weeks, focusing on one point: "Why did you put me in a cage?"

The term "cage" is not politically unwise.

Ilir Meta will create the idea of ??separation, that he is a prisoner, that he has a space with bars where he is kept badly, that he does not have to be there, in these court hearings, he should be with the people.

For the same purpose, the term "cage" is also used by Erion Veliaj.

In fact, the cage is made of bars, it has a different concept. While the division of the GJKKO halls is something completely different.

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So, we are not dealing with a cage, as is claimed. We are dealing with an investment by the European Union, which has created separation with standards similar to those in Criminal Courts of this level anywhere in Europe.

There are glass partitions where the defendant stands, so it's a completely transparent partition. The defendant has a microphone, a table, and all the conditions as if he were without glass in front.

That installed glass is not a cage, but it is a security element, because during the hearing it may happen that a defendant acts against prosecutors or judges.

During the hearing, it may happen that a person from the courtroom takes certain actions towards the defendant for 1001 reasons.

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To avoid any kind of incident and to ensure the defendant's complete safety, a glass partition was installed. And today we saw it best, Ilir Meta was behind the glass, communicating, being heard, shouting, talking, making the eagle gesture, being watched.

Nothing was missing, it was almost transparent. There were no bars, no cage, but a glass partition.

For several weeks now, both Ilir Meta and Erion Veliaj, who "follows him" in his court hearings, have been demanding that they not be kept in a cage, that they should be up front like the other defendants.

But, in fact, we are not dealing with a cage, but with a glass partition and today's hearing of Ilir Meta at the GJKKO showed us that the cage does not exist./ CNA