The Appeal Chamber held on 07.07.2020, at 09:00, the public hearing on the case (JR) no. 44/2019, dated 18.09.2019, corresponding to the appeal of the Public Commissioner, against decision no. 162, dated 19.06.2019, of the Independent Qualification Commission related to the transitional re-evaluation process of the assessee Manjola Kajana.
The presiding judge of the hearing informed that the other day, on July 6, the Appeal Chamber had received the response of the municipality of Fier providing the additional information requested by the adjudication panel for the purpose of the judicial investigation of the case. After the parties confirmed that they were acquainted with this response, the adjudication panel decided to administer this response as evidence and include it in the judicial file.
The adjudication panel, upon consultation on the spot, decided to conclude the judicial investigation of the case and called on the parties to express their final conclusions.
During the submission of the final conclusions, the Public Commissioner stated that the administered acts meet the needs of the investigation and based on them, it is proved that the assessee, Mrs. Kajana, was not in conflict of interest during the exercise of her function as magistrate and also, the denunciations addressed to her were not legally founded. For these reasons, the Public Commissioner requested the upholding of decision no. 162, dated 19.06.2019 and the confirmation in duty of the assessee.
The assessee, Mrs. Manjola Kajana stated that during this judicial investigation, no indicia was identified, not even a minimal one, regarding her involvement in activities incompatible with the office of the magistrate, and as a result she requested the upholding of decision no. 162, dated 19.06.2019 and her confirmation in duty.
After hearing the final conclusions of the parties, the adjudication panel withdrew to make the final decision on the case, which shall be announced on 10.07.2020, at 09.00
The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Bulevardi: “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, nr.3 Tirana.