Today, on 23.11.2023, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber held the public hearing of case (JR) 51/2022, dated 09.12.2022, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 574, dated 18.10.2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Pëllumb Zaimi.
The Public Commissioner submitted the appeal grounds related to the proficiency assessment and asset assessment criteria, evaluating that the assessee fails to reach a reliable level for his confirmation in office. The Public Commissioner requested the Chamber that after considering the appeal grounds in the overall evaluation of the case, to decide the amendment of decision no. 574, dated 18.10.2022 of the Independent Qualification Commission and the dismissal from office of the assessee.
The assessee disputed the Public Commissioner’s appeal grounds and in support of his claims, submitted new documents, which he requested the trial panel.to admit them as evidence. At the conclusion of his submissions, the assessee requested the Chamber to uphold decision no. 574, dated 18.10.2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission.
The Public Commissioner, when questioned by the presiding judge with regard to the public’s denunciations, stated that he considered the grounds filed with the appeal to be sufficient to support his request, the amendment of the IQC decision and the dismissal from office of the assessee. In these circumstances, he left it to the discretion of the trial panel to make a statement whether there is a need to investigate the denunciations filed after the submission of the appeal.
Following the submissions of the parties, the request of the assessee, the trial panel decided to open the judicial investigation of the case and to administer as evidence some of the documents filed by the assessee. With regard to the acts already part of the file and those that may be obtained through open sources of information, the trial panel maintained that their administration as evidence was not necessary.
Also, the trial panel requested the assessee to re-submit some documents filed as photocopies in the form required by the law before the next hearing, which will take place on 07.12.2023, at 10:30. During this hearing, the parties must also be prepared for the final conclusions.
The public hearing will take place in the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.