Today, on 20.04.2021, at 13:00, the Appeal Chamber held the public hearing of case (JR) 42/2021, dated 27.07.2021, pertaining to the appeal of the Public Commissioner against decision no. 363, dated 01.04.2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission, related to the assessee Elizabeta Imeraj.

During the course of the submission of the final conclusions, the Public Commissioner stated that during the trial at the Appeal Chamber, the assessee failed to prove the opposite of the appeal grounds and that she is found in the situation provided for in Article 61, paragraphs 3 and 5 of Law no. 84/2016. The Public Commissioner requested the Appeal Chamber that pursuant to the provisions of Article F, paragraphs 3 and 7, of the Annex to the Constitution and Article 66, paragraph 1 (b), of Law no. 84/2016, the amendment of decision no. 363, dated 01.04.2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission, and the dismissal from office of the assessee, Mrs. Elizabeta Imeraj.

The assessee, Mrs. Elizabeta Imeraj, submitted in detail the final conclusions for the three evaluation criteria, with reference to the appeal grounds of the Public Commissioner, assessing the appeal as unfounded in law and evidence, and as such, inadmissible. The assessee held that during the trial at the Appeal Chamber she had managed to prove upon exhaustive evidence and arguments the opposite of the appeal. At the end of the final conclusions, the assessee, Mrs. Elizabeta Imeraj and her lawyer requested the Chamber the upholding of decision no. 363, dated 01.04.2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission.

After listening to the final conclusions of the parties, the trial panel decided to close the judicial review of the case and withdrew to make the final decision, to be announced on April 27, 2022, at 15:00.

The public hearing will take place in the premises of the Appeal Chamber, at Boulevard “Dëshmorët e Kombit”, no. 3, Tirana.