Vangjel Dule, the leader of the Unity for Human Rights Party, a party of ethnic Greek minority, left, arrives at the court in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. An Albanian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for an elected mayor of the country's Greek minority, in a move expected to further exacerbate tension with neighboring Greece. The appeals court declined to change the verdict of the court of first instance in March on Dhionisios Alfred Beleris, 51, who was imprisoned on charges of vote-buying in municipal elections last year. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Supporters of Beleris stand outside a court in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. An Albanian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for an elected mayor of the country's Greek minority, in a move expected to further exacerbate tension with neighboring Greece. The appeals court declined to change the verdict of the court of first instance in March on Dhionisios Alfred Beleris, 51, who was imprisoned on charges of vote-buying in municipal elections last year.(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Greek ambassador to Tirana Konstantina Kamitsi speaks to the press outside a court in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. An Albanian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for an elected mayor of the country's Greek minority, in a move expected to further exacerbate tension with neighboring Greece. The appeals court declined to change the verdict of the court of first instance in March on Dhionisios Alfred Beleris, 51, who was imprisoned on charges of vote-buying in municipal elections last year.(AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)
Petros Beleris son of Dhionisios Alfred Beleris, speaks to the press outside a court in Tirana, Albania, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. An Albanian appeals court on Tuesday upheld a two-year prison sentence for an elected mayor of the country's Greek minority, in a move expected to further exacerbate tension with neighboring Greece. The appeals court declined to change the verdict of the court of first instance in March on Dhionisios Alfred Beleris, 51, who was imprisoned on charges of vote-buying in municipal elections last year. (AP Photo/Vlasov Sulaj)