20 April 2022

The Public Commissioner was present today at the Appeal Chamber while continued the judicial review of the appeal filed against the Decision no. 363/2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission, of the assessee Ms. Elizabeta Imeraj, prosecutor /Head of Tirana District Prosecution Office.

Upon verifying the parties’ presence in the hearing, the presiding judge invited them to present their final discussions.

The Public Commissioner, sustaining all the appeal grounds, the submissions and his stance maintained during the hearing sessions conducted at the Chamber, requested from the Appeal Chamber, the amendment of the decision no. 363/2021, of the Independent Qualification Commission and the dismissal from office of the assessee Ms. Elizabeta Imeraj.

The assessee and her legal representative, in contrary to the conclusions and the final request of the Public Commissioner, sought from the adjudication panel to uphold the decision of the Independent Qualification Commission and her confirmation  in office.

The adjudication panel, after hearing the final discussions, decided to close the judicial review and withdrew to the deliberation room to settle on the final decision which will be announced on April 27, 2022, at 15:00 p.m.

Pursuant to paragraph 1, Article 16, of the regulation of the Institution of Public Commissioners, the appeal and the elements of the case are published on the official website of this institution: http://ikp.al/ankime/

The Institution of Public Commissioners has been established and operates under Article 179/b and the Annex of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania and Law No. 84/2016, “On the Transitional Re-evaluation of Judges and Prosecutors in the Republic of Albania”.

The Public Commissioners represent the public interest during the transitional re-evaluation process of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania.​

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