Jailed Greek mayor-elect Fredi Beleri will take temporary leave from Albanian prison to attend the inaugural session of European Parliament.
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00:00Fredi Beleri will temporarily leave Albanian prison to be sworn in as an MEP in Strasbourg,
00:07according to the Greek public broadcaster ERT.
00:11Beleri, a member of Albania's ethnically Greek minority, is serving a prison sentence until
00:18October for buying votes in a local election, authorities allege.
00:23The 52-year-old was elected to European Parliament earlier this year.
00:27The centre-right Greek New Democracy politician will return to jail following the inaugural
00:33session.