Today, on 18.01.2024, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber held the public hearing of case (JR) 72/2021, dated 23.11.2021, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 442, dated 14.09.2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Juljan Çafka.

During the submission of the appeal ground concerning the proficiency assessment criteria, in reference to a public denunciation, the Public Commissioner requested the Chamber the opening of the judicial investigation of the case, requesting the administration of the criminal case files the administered by the assessee, as well as the conducting of any further evaluation with respect to the case.

The assessee disputed the appeal as unsupported on law and due legal process, holding that it is ungrounded on the decision of the Independent Qualification Commission, but on new facts, not previously investigated. The assessee requested the Chamber that following the consideration of the issues raised by the Public Commissioner’s appeal, to decide the upholding of decision no. 442, dated 14.09.2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission.

After being consulted, the trial panel decided to reopen the judicial investigation of the case, requesting the Prosecution office at Gjirokastra First Instance Court of General Jurisdiction to forward the files of certain criminal cases managed by the assessee, in order to administer them.

The trial panel invited the parties at trial that in the next hearing, scheduled on 26.01.2024, at 09:00, to state their position regarding the public denunciations, including some denunciations delivered today at the Appeal Chamber, which shall be forwarded to the parties as soon as possible.

The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.