The Special Appeals Chamber held on 10.02.2026, at 10:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 15/2024, dated 17.04.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner and the appeal of the assessee against decision no. 739, dated 26.02.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Mimoza Margjeka.

During the verification of the presence of the parties, the presiding judge noted the absence of the assessee and announced that Ms. Mimoza Margjeka had reported no reasonable cause for her absence. Under these conditions, the trial panel decided to continue the trial of the case in absentia, reasoning that there are no legal grounds for the absence of the assessee, after hearing also the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Adnan Xholi, who shared the same position.

The presiding judge reported that yesterday, the Special Appeals Chamber announced the decision of Disciplinary Jurisdiction no. 1/2026 (JD) dated 27.01.2026 for the non-acceptance of the appeal of magistrate Mimoza Margjeka against decision no. 180, dated 09.04.2024 of the High Judicial Council, “On the imposition of a disciplinary measure against judge Mimoza Margjeka”. This decision on case (JD) no. 1/2024, dated 03.05.2024, with interested parties the High Judicial Council and the High Inspector of Justice, was notified to Ms. Mimoza Margjeka yesterday, on 09.02.2026.

The presiding judge also informed the parties that the assessee had submitted today, before the initiation of the hearing, a request for the exclusion of the trial panel members of case (JR) 15/2024, dated 17.04.2024, a request which is being formally evaluated by the Chamber whether it meets the legal conditions for consideration. The presiding judge informed that under Article 75 of the Civil Procedure Code, the trial panel shall not suspend the trial but it shall continue the consideration of the case, until the request is addressed, such process to be necessarily completed before the final decision.

During the submission of the appeal grounds, the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, taking into account the criminal conviction of the assessee by a final decision, requested the Chamber to assess whether the institutions of ordinary jurisdiction, the High Judicial Council and the High Inspector of Justice have met the constitutional obligation to issue the disciplinary measure of dismissal from office for magistrate Mimoza Margjeka, since it does not result from the acts of the case file that the Independent Qualification Commission has addressed these institutions in terms of its decision no. 739, dated 26.02.2024, on her dismissal from office.

After being consulted, the trial panel decided to administer as evidence for this trial decision no. 180, dated 09.04.2024 of the High Judicial Council, “On the imposition of a disciplinary measure against Judge Mimoza Margjeka” and the decision of the Special Appeals Chamber of Disciplinary Jurisdiction no. 1/2026 (JD) dated 27.01.2026 for the non-acceptance of the appeal of magistrate Mimoza Margjeka against the decision of the High Judicial Council. The above evidence was also made available to the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Adnan Xholi.

After being acquainted with the evidence, when questioned by the presiding judge, the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office stated that he had no other procedural requests. Subsequently, the trial panel decided to close the judicial investigation of the case and invited Mr. Xholi to present his final conclusions.

The representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office stated that, considering that the decision of the High Judicial Council has become final, it turns out that the institutions of ordinary jurisdiction have met the constitutional obligation to issue the disciplinary measure of dismissal from office for the magistrate. Finally, Mr. Xholi requested the Special Appeals Chamber to declare the vetting process for Ms. Mimoza Margjeka concluded without a final decision, as she has lost the status of magistrate.

After hearing the final request of the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, the trial panel decided to close the judicial review and withdrew in chambers to make the final decision, which it shall announce on 26.02.2026, at 15:30.

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