10 September 2018

The Public Commissioner was present at the Appeal Chamber to review the submitted appeal against the decision no. 5, dated, 23 March, 2018 of the Independent Qualification Commission, for the subject of re-evaluation Mrs. Mirela Fana,former member of the Supreme Court.

The Trial Panel of the Appeal Chamber, after verifying the presence of the parties to the trial, decided to conduct the trial in the absence of the re-evaluation subject Mrs. Mirela Fana. At the end of the trial, the Appeal Chamber  decided:

– Amending decision no. 05, dated 23 March 2018, of the Independent Qualification Commission, are as follow:

  • To declare that the transitional process of the re-evaluation subject, Mrs. Mirela Fana, a judge at the Supreme Court, is terminated.
  • Prohibition of re-evaluation subject Mrs. Mirela Fana should be appointed as judge or prosecutor of any level, a member of the High Judicial Council or the High Inspectorate of Justice, or General Prosecutor for a period of 15 years.

The Institution of Public Commissioners has been established and operates under Article 179/b and the Annex to 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”.

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