The Appeal Chamber held on 11.03.2024, at 10:00, the public hearing of case number (JR) 42 – 17/ 2018, dated 11.04.2023, pertaining to the petition of the former assessee, Ms. Antoneta Sevdari for the revision of decision (JR) no. 6, dated 28.02.2019 of the Appeal Chamber.
The legal representative of Ms. Antoneta Sevdari, referring to the ECtHR decision “Sevdari v. Albania” submitted the circumstances on which her petition was supported and in conclusion, requested the Appeal Chamber to accept the petition for the revision of decision (JR) no. 6, dated 28.02.2019 of the Appeal Chamber, the quashing of this decision and the upholding of decision no. 42, dated 18.07.2018 of the Independent Qualification Commission, which decided the confirmation in office of Ms. Antoneta Sevdari, or, alternatively, the re-opening of the vetting process, the overruling of decision no. 6, dated 28.02.2019 of the Appeal Chamber and upholding decision no. 42, dated 18.07.2018 of the Independent Qualification Commission.
The Public Commissioner Ms. Irena Nino assessed legitimate the petition of Ms. Antoneta Sevdari for the revision of the decision (JR) no. 6, dated 28.02.2019 of the Appeal Chamber and held that the acceptance of this petition is within the Appeal Chamber powers, as well as its decision-making with its regard.
Following some questions of the case rapporteur addressed to the petitioner and the Public Commissioner regarding the clarifications of the respective requests and after being consulted, the trial panel, by a majority vote, decided to accept the request of the petitioner Antoneta Sevdari for the revision of decision (JR ) no. 6, dated 28.02.2019 of the Appeal Chamber; overruling decision (JR) no. 6, dated 28.02.2019 of the Appeal Chamber and the retrial of the re-evaluation jurisdiction case (JR) no. 17, dated 13.09.2018, which pertains to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against the decision of the Independent Qualification Commission no. 42, dated 18.07.2018; taking measures to withdraw the case file from the Independent Qualification Commission.
The public hearing for the continuation of the trial of the case on the merits shall take place on 17.04.2024, at 10:00.
The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.