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March | 1 | 2 - Public hearing
All day 2025.04.02 The Appeal Chamber held on 02.04.2025, at 10:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 36/2022, dated 29.07.2022, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 539, dated 08.06.2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Hysni Mulaj. The presiding judge announced that Article 179/b, paragraph 8 of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and Article 199 of the Code of Civil Procedure 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. Klodian Braho, present at the hearing. Mr. Braho submitted the appeal grounds related to the asset assessment, considering that the IQC decision is not in accordance with the state of the facts and evidence administered in the case file, and that the assessee has failed to prove the legitimacy of the source of creation of his assets. The Prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Braho, requested the amendment of the IQC decision no. 539, dated 08.06.2022 and the dismissal from office of the assessee Hysni Mulaj. The legal representative of the assessee maintained that the appeal grounds do not stand, that they are unfounded in law and evidence, and submitted in detail the objections with their regard, and several acts that she requested the trial panel to collect as evidence The assessee requested the upholding of decision no. 539, dated 08.06.2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Hysni Mulaj. Subsequently, in view of the consideration of the case, the assessee responded to several questions of the case rapporteur and the observer of the International Monitoring Operation. Given that the written explanations of the assessee regarding a public complaint were forwarded to him by the Chamber, the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Braho, stated that this complaint contains no circumstances or facts for further investigation. He stated his support for opening the judicial investigation of the case, in order to obtain the new evidence, which will be assessed in relation to the appeal grounds. After being consulted, the trial panel decided to open the judicial investigation, accepting as evidence the documentation lodged by the assessee, and decided not to investigate the public complaint. The next hearing, where the parties must also be prepared for the final conclusions, shall take place on 07.04.2025, at 14:00. The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana. - Public hearing
All day 2025.04.02 The Appeal Chamber held on 02.04.2025, at 13:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 41/2024, dated 21.10.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 762, dated 15.05.2024, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Afrim Shehu. 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 trial upon special authorization by the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Klodian Braho, present at the hearing. The legal representative of the assessee considered Mr. Braho’s authorization to be well-founded and the trial panel legitimized his presence at this hearing. Mr. Braho stated that he had waived the appeal grounds related to the proficiency assessment criterion and continued with the submission of the appeal grounds related to the asset assessment criterion. He held that the assessee had failed to prove the legitimacy of the source of creation of his assets nor prove the opposite of the burden of proof for this criterion. The representative of the Special Prosecution Office requested the amendment of the IQC decision no. 762, dated 15.05.2024, and the dismissal from office of the assessee Afrim Shehu. The assessee and his legal representative disputed the appeal grounds and filed documents in support of their claims, which they requested the trial panel to accept them as evidence. With regard to this request, Mr. Klodian Braho maintained that he found no formal impediments to the administration of the documents. The presiding judge of the trial panel requested the parties to take a position regarding three public complaints, two of which had been forwarded to the Public Commissioners Institution before the submission of the appeal against the decision subject to consideration, and no appeal grounds had been raised in their regard. These complaints were subsequently forwarded to the Chamber by the Public Commissioners Institution. The representative of the Special Prosecution Office stated that none of them contained grounds for further investigation. The assessee provided explanations and submitted new documents regarding the issues raised in the complaints. After being consulted, the trial panel decided to open the judicial investigation of the case and accept as evidence all the documents filed by the assessee, except for the financial analysis of the years 2009 – 2016, which is already part of the case file. The trial panel decided not to open an investigation on the public complaints, and once the parties stated that they had no procedural requests, decided to close the judicial investigation and invited them to submit their final conclusions. Given that the representative of the Special Prosecution Office requested time to prepare the final conclusions, it was decided to postpone the hearing to 22.04.2025, at 11:30. The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
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All day 2025.04.03 On Thursday, 03.04.2025, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber shall consider in chambers case (JR) no. 33/2022, dated 21.07.2022, pertaining to the appeal of the assessee Elveta Stafa against decision no. 534, dated 23.05.2022 of the Independent Qualification Commission. The trial panel of this case shall consist of judges: Presiding: Natasha Mulaj Rapporteur: Rezarta Schuetz Members: Albana Shtylla, Ina Rama, Mimoza Tasi The hearing in chambers shall take place in the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana. - Decision day
All day 2025.04.03 The trial panel of the Appeal Chamber, consisting of judges, Natasha Mulaj, presiding, Albana Shtylla, rapporteur, Mimoza Tasi, Rezarta Schuetz, Sokol Çomo, members, announced the decision on case no. 27/2024, dated 18.07.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 754, dated 05.04.2024, of the Independent Qualification Commission related to the assessee Mirela Mishgjoni. At the conclusion of the trial, the trial panel, pursuant to Article 66, paragraph 1 (b) of Law no. 84/2016, “On the transitional re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania”, by a unanimous vote, decided: – The amendment of decision no. 754, dated 05.04.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission and the dismissal from office of the assessee Mirela Mishgjoni. – This decision is final and effective immediately. Announced in Tirana, today, on 03.04.2025. - Announcement
All day 2025.04.03 On Tuesday, 29.04.2025, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber shall consider in camera case (JR) no. 2/2024, dated 09.01.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the assessee Mustafa Turku against decision no. 708, dated 26.10.2023, of the Independent Qualification Commission. The trial panel of this case shall consist of judges: Presiding: Rezarta Schuetz Rapporteur: Ina Rama Members: Mimoza Tasi, Natasha Mulaj, Sokol Çomo The hearing in camera shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
| 4 - Public hearing
All day 2025.04.04 The Appeal Chamber held on 19.03.2025, at 10:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 27/2022, dated 17.06.2022, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 521, dated 01.04.2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Erjon Shehaj. During the verification of the presence of the parties, the presiding judge informed the parties on the presence of the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, whose attendance in this judicial proceedings is legitimized under Article 179/b, paragraph 8 of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and Article 199 of the Civil Procedure Code, such provisions that allow the procedural transfer of powers from the Public Commissioner to the Head of the Special Prosecution Office. The presiding judge announced that the parties had been forwarded several public complaints, received after the submission of the appeal, and that the parties should make a stand about them during today’s hearing. During the submission of the appeal grounds, the Head of the Special Prosecution Office identified findings and issues in terms of investigative actions, notification of acts, interpretation of the law, etc., as well as circumstances identified in a case of conflict of interest, found also in the decision of the Independent Qualification Commission. Based on these findings and issues, the Head of the Special Prosecution Office requested the Chamber to assess them within the framework of the ethical and proficiency assessment of the assessee and to take them into consideration in the overall evaluation of the case in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 2 of Law no. 84/2016, in conjunction with Article 61, paragraph 5 thereof. The Head of the Special Prosecution Office maintained that, referring to the state of facts and evidence, he shares the opposite position with the IQC, as he considers that the assessee fails to reach a reliable level for his confirmation in office. Mr. Dumani requested the amendment of decision no. 521, dated 01.04.2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission and the dismissal from office of the assessee Erjon Shehaj. During the submission of the objections, the legal representative of the assessee filed his arguments for each appeal ground, and stated that these grounds do not argue how potential violations related to the proficiency assessment criterion, or circumstances detached from cases reviewed by the assessee during the exercise of his office, could violate the proficiency assessment indicator and, even more so, violate public trust in justice. According to him, these circumstances could be taken into consideration in the overall evaluation of the case for all three assessment criteria and not in the specific case, when the assessee has reached a reliable level in the other two criteria, the asset and background assessment. In support of his submission, the assessee filed new acts, which he requested the trial panel to accept them as evidence, and requested as well the upholding of decision no. 521, dated 01.04.2022 of the Independent Qualification Commission. With respect to the public complaints filed with the Chamber, the Head of the Special Prosecution Office emphasized that two of them were addressed during the IQC proceedings and no grounds for appeal were raised for them, while two others contained no grounds that would require further investigation by the Chamber. Regarding one public complaint, he assessed that it meets the formal criteria, but reserved the right to make a statement after hearing the position of the assessee with its regard. After hearing the explanations of the legal representative regarding this complaint, the Head of the Special Prosecution Office considered them detailed and convincing and stated that the allegations described therein are unfounded, therefore, considering unnecessary the further investigation by the Chamber. After being consulted, the trial panel decided to open the judicial investigation, collecting as evidence the acts deposited in today’s hearing, except for two acts, which the assessee was invited to submit in the form required by law, preferably before the next hearing, in order to make them available in advance to the Head of the Special Prosecution Office. With regard to the public complaints, the trial panel decided not to open the judicial investigation, as it assessed that they fail to meet the conditions set forth in Article 53 of Law no. 84/2016. It was decided that the parties shall submit their final conclusions in the next hearing, scheduled to take place on 04.04.2025, at 09:00. The public hearing shall take place in the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
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All day 2025.04.07 On 28.03.2025, at 09:00, the Appeal Chamber opened the public hearing of case (JR) 24/2024, dated 01.07.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 744, dated 19.03.2024, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Artan Hajredinaj. 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, has set forth the transfer of powers from the Public Commissioner to the Head of the Special Prosecution Office, who has delegated to be represented in this proceedings by the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Klodian Braho. During the verification of the presence of the parties, the presiding judge noted the absence of Mr. Braho, who, through a letter addressed to the Appeal Chamber, has requested a postponement of the hearing, as he was objectively unable to be attend it due to health reasons. Once the legal representative of the assessee stated that she considers it reasonable to accept the request of the representative of the Special Prosecution Office, the trial panel decided to postpone the hearing to 07.04.2025, at 10:00. The public hearing shall take place be held at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana. - Public hearing
All day 2025.04.07 The Appeal Chamber held on 02.04.2025, at 10:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 36/2022, dated 29.07.2022, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 539, dated 08.06.2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Hysni Mulaj. The presiding judge announced that Article 179/b, paragraph 8 of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and Article 199 of the Code of Civil Procedure 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. Klodian Braho, present at the hearing. Mr. Braho submitted the appeal grounds related to the asset assessment, considering that the IQC decision is not in accordance with the state of the facts and evidence administered in the case file, and that the assessee has failed to prove the legitimacy of the source of creation of his assets. The Prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Braho, requested the amendment of the IQC decision no. 539, dated 08.06.2022 and the dismissal from office of the assessee Hysni Mulaj. The legal representative of the assessee maintained that the appeal grounds do not stand, that they are unfounded in law and evidence, and submitted in detail the objections with their regard, and several acts that she requested the trial panel to collect as evidence The assessee requested the upholding of decision no. 539, dated 08.06.2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Hysni Mulaj. Subsequently, in view of the consideration of the case, the assessee responded to several questions of the case rapporteur and the observer of the International Monitoring Operation. Given that the written explanations of the assessee regarding a public complaint were forwarded to him by the Chamber, the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Braho, stated that this complaint contains no circumstances or facts for further investigation. He stated his support for opening the judicial investigation of the case, in order to obtain the new evidence, which will be assessed in relation to the appeal grounds. After being consulted, the trial panel decided to open the judicial investigation, accepting as evidence the documentation lodged by the assessee, and decided not to investigate the public complaint. The next hearing, where the parties must also be prepared for the final conclusions, shall take place on 07.04.2025, at 14:00. The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
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All day 2025.04.09 On Wednesday, 09.04.2025, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber shall consider in a public hearing case (JR) no. 25/2024, dated 03.07.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 760, dated 26.04.2024 of the Independent Qualification Commission no, related to the assessee Ardiana Bera. The trial panel of this case shall consist of judges: Presiding: Rezarta Schuetz Rapporteur: Mimoza Tasi Members: Albana Shtylla, Natasha Mulaj, Sokol Çomo The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
| 10 - Camera hearing
All day 2025.04.10 On Thursday, 10.04.2025, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber shall consider in chambers case (JR) no. 21/2023, dated 23.05.2023, pertaining to the appeal of the assessee Rexhina Merlika against decision no. 635, dated 13.03.2023 of the Independent Qualification Commission. The trial panel of this case shall consist of judges: Presiding: Albana Shtylla Rapporteur: Natasha Mulaj Members: Mimoza Tasi, Rezarta Schuetz, Sokol Çomo The hearing in chambers shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
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21 | 22 - Camera hearing
All day 2025.04.22 On Tuesday, 22.04.2025, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber shall consider in chambers case (JR) no. 32/2022, dated 14.07.2022, pertaining to the appeal of the assessee Arian Ndoja against decision no. 528, dated 06.05.2022 of the Independent Qualification Commission. The trial panel of this case shall consist of judges: Presiding: Natasha Mulaj Rapporteur: Sokol Çomo Members: Albana Shtylla, Ina Rama, Mimoza Tasi The hearing in chambers shall take place in the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana. - Public hearing
All day 2025.04.22 The Appeal Chamber held on 02.04.2025, at 13:00, the public hearing of case (JR) 41/2024, dated 21.10.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 762, dated 15.05.2024, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Afrim Shehu. 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 trial upon special authorization by the prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Mr. Klodian Braho, present at the hearing. The legal representative of the assessee considered Mr. Braho’s authorization to be well-founded and the trial panel legitimized his presence at this hearing. Mr. Braho stated that he had waived the appeal grounds related to the proficiency assessment criterion and continued with the submission of the appeal grounds related to the asset assessment criterion. He held that the assessee had failed to prove the legitimacy of the source of creation of his assets nor prove the opposite of the burden of proof for this criterion. The representative of the Special Prosecution Office requested the amendment of the IQC decision no. 762, dated 15.05.2024, and the dismissal from office of the assessee Afrim Shehu. The assessee and his legal representative disputed the appeal grounds and filed documents in support of their claims, which they requested the trial panel to accept them as evidence. With regard to this request, Mr. Klodian Braho maintained that he found no formal impediments to the administration of the documents. The presiding judge of the trial panel requested the parties to take a position regarding three public complaints, two of which had been forwarded to the Public Commissioners Institution before the submission of the appeal against the decision subject to consideration, and no appeal grounds had been raised in their regard. These complaints were subsequently forwarded to the Chamber by the Public Commissioners Institution. The representative of the Special Prosecution Office stated that none of them contained grounds for further investigation. The assessee provided explanations and submitted new documents regarding the issues raised in the complaints. After being consulted, the trial panel decided to open the judicial investigation of the case and accept as evidence all the documents filed by the assessee, except for the financial analysis of the years 2009 – 2016, which is already part of the case file. The trial panel decided not to open an investigation on the public complaints, and once the parties stated that they had no procedural requests, decided to close the judicial investigation and invited them to submit their final conclusions. Given that the representative of the Special Prosecution Office requested time to prepare the final conclusions, it was decided to postpone the hearing to 22.04.2025, at 11:30. The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
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All day 2025.04.23 On Wednesday, 23.04.2025, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber shall consider in chambers case (JR) no. 31/2022, dated 13.07.2022, pertaining to the appeal of the assessee Emror Kasaj against decision no. 529, dated 09.05.2022 of the Independent Qualification Commission. The trial panel of this case shall consist of judges: Presiding: Rezarta Schuetz Rapporteur: Albana Shtylla Members: Ina Rama, Natasha Mulaj, Sokol Çomo The hearing in chambers shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
| 24 - Camera hearing
All day 2025.04.24 On Thursday, 24.04.2025, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber shall consider in chambers case (JR) no. 47/2022, dated 01.11.2022, pertaining to the appeal of the assessee Bajram Breçani against decision no. 558, dated 06.09.2022 of the Independent Qualification Commission. The trial panel for the hearing of this case shall consist of judges: Presiding: Ina Rama Rapporteur: Sokol Çomo Members: Mimoza Tasi, Natasha Mulaj, Rezarta Schuetz The hearing in chambers shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
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28 | 29 - Camera hearing
All day 2025.04.29 On Tuesday, 29.04.2025, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber shall consider in camera case (JR) no. 2/2024, dated 09.01.2024, pertaining to the appeal of the assessee Mustafa Turku against decision no. 708, dated 26.10.2023, of the Independent Qualification Commission. The trial panel of this case shall consist of judges: Presiding: Rezarta Schuetz Rapporteur: Ina Rama Members: Mimoza Tasi, Natasha Mulaj, Sokol Çomo The hearing in camera shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.
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