Today, on 16.02.2024, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber held the public hearing of case (JR) 25/2023, dated 20.06.2023, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 651, dated 27.04.2023, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Urim Buci.
The presiding judge informed the parties that a new denunciation was administered at the Chamber on 14.02.2024, forwarded for acquaintance to the parties. In relation to this denunciation, the Public Commissioner held that the appeal grounds are sufficient for the requests in the appeal and that she would maintain a position with its regard, if the court decided to reopen the judicial investigation.
The assessee stated that it was not necessary to open an investigation on this denunciation, making available some acts of the case raised in the denunciation.
The trial panel, after being consulted, decided not to investigate the denunciation filed again with the Chamber, as it fails to contain facts or circumstances that meet the criteria of Article 53 of Law 84/2016 “On the transitional re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania”
In the final conclusions, the Public Commissioner stated that even after the review of the case at the Appeal Chamber, the assessee failed to prove his claims on the legitimacy of the sources of creation of the assets. With respect to the denunciations, the Public Commissioner requested the AC that the deficiencies and shortcomings identified in two of them, together with the conflict-of-interest situation, part of the appeal, be taken into consideration by the AC in the overall evaluation of the case. Finally, the Public Commissioner requested the Chamber the amendment of decision no. 651, dated 27.04.2023, of the Independent Qualification Commission, and the dismissal from office of the assessee Urim Buci.
The assessee, during his objections, submitted that the final conclusions of the Public Commissioner are unfounded and requested the trial panel to uphold decision no. 651, dated 27.04.2023, of the Independent Qualification Commission.
After hearing the final conclusions of the parties, the panel decided to close the judicial review and withdrew to take the final decision of the case, to be announced on 26.02.2024, at 15:00.
The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.