The Special Appeal Chamber held on 04.02.2026, at 14:00, the public hearing of case (JR) no. 34/2024, dated 06.09.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 768, dated 31.05.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Sonjela Voskopi.
The presiding judge informed the parties that all investigative actions specified in the interim decision of the previous hearing dated 19.01.2026 had been carried out, and once the parties declared that they had no other procedural requests, it was decided to close the judicial investigation and continued with the presentation of the final conclusions.
The representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Adnan Xholi stated that, taking into account the acquaintance at the source with the classified information, the response of the Special Structure against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK), which confirms that no criminal charges or proceedings have been registered against the assessee’s partner, and by analyzing all available evidence, the issues identified for the three vetting criteria do not appear to be of such an extent as to be considered serious, or the application of the measure of dismissal from office. Mr. Xholi requested that the findings in the three criteria, background, proficiency and assets, be assessed by the AC in the overall evaluation of the case according to Article 4, paragraph 2 of Law no. 84/2016, deciding the upholding of decision no. 768, dated 31.05.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission.
The assessee considered fair and proportionate the final position of the representative of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, and finally requested the trial panel the dismissal of the consideration of case (JR) no. 34/2024, dated 06.09.2024.
Following the hearing of the final conclusions of the parties, the trial panel withdrew in chambers to make the final decision, which it shall announce on 05.02.2026, at 14:30.
The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Special Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
