The Appeal Chamber held on 09.07.2025, at 11:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 56/2024, dated 27.12.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 811, dated 08.11.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Eranda Laze.
Initially, the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution office responded to the questions that the case rapporteur had addressed in the previous hearing, dated 25.06.2025, in view of the examination of the case.
Subsequently, the assessee requested the admission as evidence of a document issued by the Prosecution office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Vlora, which was dismissed by the trial panel in the hearing dated 25.06.2025, providing the assessee the opportunity to submit it in the form required by law, if she considered it relevant for her case. The trial panel, after hearing the position of the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution office, who agreed to subject this document to judicial debate, decided to accept it.
Once the parties declared that they had no other requests, the trial panel decided to close the judicial investigation and invited them to submit their final conclusions on the case.
The representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office stated that he stands by the appeal grounds and that the assessee, Ms. Eranda Laze, is found in terms of inaccurate and insufficient declaration of assets and there is a lack of legitimate sources to justify her assets and those of the persons related to her. Mr. Adnan Xholi assessed convincing the explanations of the assessee regarding the background assessment criteria, while reiterating his position that Ms. Laze has shown deficiencies in displaying increased diligence in extrajudicial activity. Finally, the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office requested the Chamber the amendment of decision no. 811, dated 08.11.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission and the dismissal from office of the assessee Eranda Laze.
The assessee stated that the Public Commissioner failed to argue his appeal in accordance with the law and the evidence in the case file, that this appeal is hypothetical and prejudicial in nature and as such, cannot be a ground for issuing a decision to dismiss her from office. Finally, assessee requested the trial panel to take into consideration all the evidence in the case file and, after their evaluation, decides to dismiss the Public Commissioner’s appeal as unfounded in law, as well as the upholding of decision no. 811, dated 08.11.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission.
After hearing the final conclusions of the parties, the trial panel decided to close the judicial review and withdrew in chambers to make the final decision, which it shall announce on 29.07.2025, at 15:00.
The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.