The Appeal Chamber held on 06.05.2025, at 10:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 24/2024, dated 01.07.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 744, dated 19.03.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Artan Hajredinaj.
The presiding judge informed that during the period between the previous hearing, dated 28.04.2025 and today’s hearing, two denunciations had been registered with the Chamber, already forwarded to the parties. In their regard, the representative of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Klodian Braho, stated that they are reiterations and do not contain any relevant data for the vetting process. The assessee also shared the same position.
During the submission of the final conclusions, the representative of the Special Prosecution Office stated that he stands by the appeal grounds for the asset assessment and that he partially stands by the appeal grounds for the proficiency assessment criterion. Mr. Klodian Braho stated that the assessee is found in terms of inaccurate and insufficient declaration and fails to justify his assets with legal sources. With regard to the proficiency assessment criterion, the representative of the Special Prosecution Office maintained that for three out of seven complaints, the assessee failed to prove the opposite of the complaints and that the cases’ circumstances remain the same. Meanwhile, for the two cases referred to by the law enforcement agencies and one case with a potential conflict of interest, the representative of the Special Prosecution Office assessed that no issues were found in the decision-making of the assessee. Finally, Mr. Klodian Braho requested the amendment of decision no. 744, dated 19.03.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission and the dismissal from office of the assessee Artan Hajredinaj.
The legal representative of the assessee opposed the appeal, considering it unfair in relation to the investigated facts and unsupported by facts and law. The legal representative of the assessee requested the Chamber to take into account the fact that the inaccuracies in the declaration of assets and the cases addressed within the framework of the proficiency criteria in reference to the denunciations, based also on the principle of proportionality, contain no such elements that could affect the positive assessment of the assessee and his confirmation in office. The legal representative finally requested the Appeal Chamber the upholding of decision no. 744, dated 19.03.2024, which confirmed in office the assessee Artan Hajredinaj.
After hearing the final conclusions of the parties, the trial panel withdrew in chambers to make the final decision, which it will announce on 14.05.2025, at 15:00.
The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.