Today, on 21.06.2021, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber held the public hearing of the case (JR) 50/2019, dated 14.10.2019, corresponding to the appeal of the Public Commissioner filed against decision no. 190, dated 26.07.2019, of the Independent Qualification Commission related to the assessee Ramiz Lala.
Following the previous hearing, the presiding judge informed the parties that the Appeal Chamber had received the responses from the First Instance Administrative Court of Gjirokastra and the Administrative Court of Appeal Tirana, following the request of the Appeal Chamber for further investigation of the case.
After the parties confirmed that they had gotten acquainted with the new documentation as well as with the preliminary financial analysis carried out by the Legal Service Unit of the Appeal Chamber for years 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, the trial panel decided to accept these acts in the quality of evidence.
While stating his position regarding the new evidence, the Public Commissioner held that pursuant to Article 72, paragraph 2, of Law 96/2016 “On the status of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania, as amended, the assessee has deficiencies regarding the proficiency criterion. Based on the financial analysis, The Public Commissioner deemed that the assessee lacks the lawful financial sources regarding the asset assessment criterion.
The assessee objected the position of the Public Commissioner on the proficiency and assets criterion and in support of his claims, in addition to the submissions, he filed a new act, which was accepted as evidence by the trial panel.
After the parties stated that they had no additional requests or evidence, the trial panel decided to conclude the judicial investigation of the case and invited the parties to be prepared to state their final conclusions at the next hearing which shall be held on 07.07.2021, at 08:30.
The public hearing shall take place at the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at: Bulevardi “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, nr.3. Tirana.