27 January 2022

The Public Commissioner was present today at the Appeal Chamber while continued the judicial review of the appeal filed against the Decision no. 221/2019, of the Independent Qualification Commission, of the assessee Ms. Anita Jella, Prosecutor /Head of the Prosecution Office in the First Instance Court, Durrës.

After verifying the presence of the parties in the hearing, the presiding judge informed that, following the previous hearings, the adjudication panel, after reviewing the content of the denunciation filed a month ago at the Appeal Chamber, had decided to conduct an investigation over it, and therefore to request the Prosecution Office of the First Instance Court, Durrës, data on the number of cases examined by the assessee.

Subsequently, the presiding judge informed that another public denunciation had arrived at the College, administered on 12.1.2022, and requested the parties’ stance in the process, after their affirmation with denunciation content acquaintance.

The Public Commissioner stated that the content of the complaint does not appear in such circumstances to undergo investigation.

While the assessee, sustained all the submissions filed previously at the College against the allegations rose in the denunciation, and in this respect presented new evidence. She also responded to some questions conducted by the case rapporteur.

The adjudication panel, on –the- spot consultation, decided to administer the new acts filed at the hearing by the assessee, and pending the response from the Prosecution Office of the First Instance Court, Durrës decided to adjourn the hearing on February 7, 2022, at 11: 00 a.m., and likewise invited the parties to be prepared for the final conclusions.

Pursuant to paragraph 1, Article 16, of the regulation of the Institution of Public Commissioners, the appeal and 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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