The Appeal Chamber held today, on 27.06.2022, at 14:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 55/2021, dated 04.10.2021, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 392, dated 28.05.2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Natasha Prifti (Shallapi).
During the submission of the final conclusions, the Public Commissioner stated that the assessee is found in terms of inaccurate, insufficient and inconsistent declaration for the asset assessment and that during the trial at the Appeal Chamber she failed to prove the opposite of the appeal grounds. The Public Commissioner stated that she shares a contrary position with the Independent Qualification Commission that has decided on the confirmation in office of the assessee, supporting it on the principle of objectivity and proportionality. The Public Commissioner requested the Chamber the amendment of decision no. 392, dated 28.05.2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission and dismissal from office of the assessee, Mrs. Natasha Prifti (Shallapi).
The legal representative of the assessee objected the Public Commissioner, stating that Mrs. Prifti reaches a reliable level in the asset assessment, as her financial insufficiency is at such level that constitutes no ground for dismissal. The legal representative requested the Chamber to evaluate the assessee for this criterion in the light of the principle of objectivity and proportionality, as well as to take into account the fact that Ms. Prifti achieved a reliable level in the background assessment and a good qualifying score in the proficiency assessment. The legal representative requested the Chamber to uphold decision no. 392, dated 28.05.2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission, as a fair decision and founded in law.
After hearing the final conclusions of the parties, the trial panel withdrew to make the final decision of the case, to be announced on July 4, 2022, at 09:30.
The public hearing will take place in the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.