The Appeal Chamber held on 25.06.2025, at 10:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 56/2024, dated 27.12.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 811, dated 08.11.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Eranda Laze.
The presiding judge announced that Article 179/b, paragraph 8 of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and Article 199 of the Civil Procedure Code have set forth the transfer of powers from the Public Commissioner to the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, represented in this case upon special authorization by the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Adnan Xholi, present at the hearing.
The representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office stated that the assessee is found in terms of inaccurate and insufficient declaration of assets and there is a lack of legitimate sources to justify her assets and those of the persons related to her. Mr. Adnan Xholi stated that he shares a different position with the Independent Qualification Commission regarding the background and proficiency assessment criteria, as the assessee has had shortcomings in showing increased diligence in her extrajudicial activity.
The representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office requested the Chamber to consider the appeal grounds, deciding the amendment of decision no. 811, dated 08.11.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission and the dismissal from office of the assessee Eranda Laze.
The assessee, Ms. Eranda Laze, challenged the appeal grounds, considering them unfounded, hypothetical in nature and the result of misinterpretation of the evidence submitted and the explanations provided by her during the Independent Qualification Commission proceedings. In support of her claims, the assessee submitted several new acts, which she requested to be accepted as evidence by the panel. The assessee requested the dismissal of the Public Commissioner’s appeal and the upholding of the decision no. 811, dated 08.11.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission.
After being consulted, the trial panel decided to open the judicial investigation of the case, deciding to accept as evidence one of the acts submitted by the assessee; to assess the authenticity of several documents through a system to which she has the right of access; dismiss the other two acts, providing the assessee the opportunity to submit them in the form required by law, if she considers them relevant for the case.
The hearing continued with several questions addressed to the parties by the case rapporteur in terms of its examination, regarding which, the assessee, Ms. Eranda Laze, provided her explanations, while the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution office requested reasonable time to prepare the responses.
After assessing the request of Mr. Adnan Xholi, the trial panel decided to administer as evidence the acts of four files belonging to a criminal proceeding forwarded by the Prosecution Office at the First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction of Vlora to the Independent Qualification Commission, after the closure of the administrative investigation.
The trial panel decided to postpone the hearing to 09.07.2025, at 11:00, to provide time to the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office to respond to the questions of the case rapporteur. The parties were invited to be prepared for the final conclusions of the case during this session, if they shall have no other requests for the continuation of the judicial investigation.
The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.