28 February 2019

The Public Commissioner was present today at the Appeal Chamber, while continued the review of the appeal against the Decision no. 42/2018, of the Independent Qualification Commission, for the subject of re-evaluation Mrs. Antoneta Sevdari, prosecutor, at the Prosecutor’s Office of the First Instance Court, Tiranë, and currently a member of the High Prosecutorial Council.

The Appeal Chamber, at the end of the hearing session declared that the re-evaluation subject has conducted insufficient declaration of the asset criterion, and the overall assessment of the three criteria jeopardizes the public trust in the judicial system.

For these reasons, the Adjudication Panel of the Appeal Chamber, by majority vote, , based on Article D, item 1 and 3 of the Annex of the Constitution, Articles 61, item 3 and 5, Article 66, item 1, letter b, of Law no. 84 / 2016, “On the transitional re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania” decided:

  1. Amending the Decision no.42/2018, of the Independent Qualification Commission and dismissal from office of the re-evaluation subject, Mrs. Antoneta Sevdari.
  2. This decision is final and has immediate effect.

Pursuant on item 1, Article 16 of the regulation of the Institution of Public Commissioners, the appeal and elements of the case, in each hearing session, are published on the official website of this institution: www.ikp.al

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

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