27 February 2020

The Public Commissioner was present today at the Appeal Chamber, while continued the judicial review of the appeal filed against the Decision no. 84/2018, of the Independent Qualification Commission, for the subject of re-evaluation Mr. Besnik Cani, magistrate/prosecutor, at the Prosecution Office of the First Instance Court Elbasan, and also member of the High Prosecutorial Council.

The Appeal Chamber at the end of the examination of the case, and the appeal of the Public Commissioner decided:

  1. To modify the decision no.84/2018, of the Independent Qualification Commission, and dismissal from office of the subject of re-evaluation Mr. Besnik Cani, prosecutor in the commencement of the re-evaluation process, member of the Prosecutorial Council at the time of the announcement of this decision.
  2. This decision is final with immediate effect.

The decision was announced today, February 27, 2020, at 10:00, in Tirana.

Pursuant to point 1, Article 16 of the Regulation “On the Activity of the Institution of Public Commissioners”, the appeal and the element 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 of 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.​ PDF