The Appeal Chamber held on 25.02.2020, at 11:00 h, the public hearing of case (JR) no. 40/2018, dated 18.12.2018, corresponding to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 63 dated 06.08.2018 of the Independent Qualification Commission related to the transitional re-evaluation of the assessee Arben Dollapaj.

During this hearing the parties stated their position with regard to the response forwarded by SPAK, related to the request of the Appeal Chamber to this body in the context of a denunciation received about the assessee.

The assessee considered complete the request of the Appeal Chamber in this context, and the response of the SPAK as exhaustive, according to which, there is no criminal proceedings registered in the name of the assessee.

The parties debated over several new acts that the assessee filed during this hearing in the context of the appeal grounds related to the assets, which he requested to be collected as evidence.

Stating his position with regard to these new acts, the Public Commissioner held that they constitute no new element that could respond to the appeal.

Following deliberations, the adjudication panel, by majority vote, decided to admit the new evidences and make them part of the judicial review.

The panel decided to close the judicial review and invited the parties to submit their final conclusions at the next hearing to be held on 05.03.2020, at 08:30 h.

The public hearing shall be held at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at: Bulevardi “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, nr.3. Tirana.