Today, on 13.12.2021, at 10:00, the Appeal Chamber held the public plenary hearing of case (JD) 2/2021, dated 26.03.2021, with appellant Mr. Markelian Kuqo, against decision no. 633, dated 10.12.2020 of the High Judicial Council “On issuing the disciplinary measure against judge Markelian Kuqo”, and with interested parties, the High Inspectorate of Justice and the High Judicial Council.
Following the verification of the presence of the parties, the appellant Markelian Kuqo submitted to the trial panel a preliminary request, upon which he requested that all acts reviewed by the High Judicial Council in the disciplinary proceedings against the appellant be administered by the latter, as well as to be provided with the possibility to get acquainted with them, in order to carry out the defense before the Appeal Chamber. The representative of the High Judicial Council submitted that the Council has submitted to the Appeal Chamber the acts of proceedings that it considered necessary for the adjudication of the case, whereas he held, along with the representatives of the High Inspector of Justice, that it is the appellant obligation to submit before the Chamber the evidence he considers necessary to support his claims.
Following the consultations, the trial panel, pursuant to Articles 1, paragraph 2 and 42 of Law no. 8577, dated 10.02.2000 “On the organization and functioning of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Albania”, as amended, decided to accept the request of the appellant Markelian Kuqo and to address the High Judicial Council to submit within 28.12.2021 the file containing all the acts administered and created for the purpose of the disciplinary proceedings, on the basis of which decision no. 633, dated 10.12 .2020 was issued. Due to this reason, the hearing was adjourned to be held on 17.01.2022, at 10:00.
The public plenary hearing will take place in the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at: Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.