On 11.11.2020 at 12:00, the Appeal Chamber held the public hearing on the case (JR) no. 57/2019, dated 11.11.2019, corresponding to the appeal of the Public Commissioner and the appeal and counter-appeal of the assessee Elvin Gokaj against decision no. 187, dated 24.07.2019 of the Independent Qualification Commission.
The presiding judge confirmed that in fulfillment of the tasks assigned by the adjudication panel, upon an interim decision in the hearing of 6 November 2020, the Public Commissioner had submitted with the Appeal Chamber the new financial analysis, and this analysis had been made available to the assessee.
The assessee confirmed that he had gotten acquainted with the financial analysis of the Public Commissioner and objected the results of this analysis, stating that his spouse was only entitled to representation in the joint bank accounts and not that of co-ownership.
After hearing the objections of the assessee and after the litigants declared that they had no further claims, the adjudication panel concluded the judicial review of the case and invited the litigants to state their final conclusions.
While putting forward the final conclusions, the Public Commissioner stated that he stands by all the appeal grounds, as the assessee failed to prove the opposite of the results. The Public Commissioner deemed that the assessee is in the conditions of lack of full disclosure regarding the assets assessment criterion and asked the Appeal Chamber to amend the decision no. 187, dated 24.07.2019 of the Independent Qualification Commission and dismiss the assessee from office.
On behalf of the assessee, the legal representative, opposed all the appeal grounds and asked the Appeal Chamber to not accept the appeal of the Public Commissioner but to confirm the assessee in office.
Following the final conclusions from the litigants, the adjudication panel withdrew to render the final decision on the case, which shall be announced on 18.11.2020, at 12.00 h.
The public hearing shall be held at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at: Bulevardi “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, nr.3. Tirana.