Today, on 26.01.2024, at 09:00, the Appeal Chamber held the public hearing of the case (JR) 72/2021, dated 23.11.2021, which pertains to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 442, dated 14.09.2021 of the Independent Qualification Commission, which is related to the assessee Juljan Çafka.

Following the verification of the presence of the parties, the Presiding of the session announced that several denounciations were filed with the Chamber, the contents of which the jury was not yet been acquainted with, while she invited the parties to submit their positions on the denunciations filed before the initiatian of the judicial review of the case.

The Public Commissioner assessed the need for further investigation for some of the aforementioned denunciations, clarifying that the ones submitted to the Chamber before filing the appeal, have been addressed during the administrative investigation at the Independent Qualification Commission. In conclusion of its position, the Public Commissioner submitted that for two of the denunciations of the public, it was unable to express on the need for further investigation.

The assessee presented his position and the objections of the facts submited with the appeal, as well as requested the administration of a series of documents for review.

The trial panel after considering the positions of the parties at this stage of the process regarding the denunciations filed with Chamber, analyzed and consulted the documents submitted by the assessee, decided the administration of the documents submitted by the assessee, the administration of the criminal files that belong to the criminal proceedings of the Prosecution Office at the First Instance Court of the General Jurisdiction of Gjirokastra, in terms of the investigation of the respective denunciations. It also decided to not further investigate the denunciations filed with the Chamber during the period of preparation of the case and those presented on 18.01. 2024, as it is assessed that they do not meet the criteria provided for by law 84/2016, article 53, as well as the forwarding of 3 (three) of the denunciations, recently filed with the Chamber, to the parties for their consideration.

At the end of the session, the trial panel decided that the next hearing session be held on 02.02.2024, at 11:00, to give time to the parties to take their respective positions.

The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, in the address: Blvd “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.