February 28, 2023
The Public Commissioner within the legal time limit filed an appeal at the Appeal Chamber by the Constitutional Court against Decision no. 606/2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, for the assessee, Mrs. Mariola Mërtiri, prosecutor at Tirana District Prosecution Court.
After the review of decision no. 606/2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, also in consideration of the IMO’s recommendation, the Public Commissioner deems that this decision is vulnerable in its entirety. The appeal of the Public Commissioner, in the present case indicates and presents the case for adjudication, the circumstances and legal facts, wherefore determines that the assessee has not managed to prove the contrary of the investigation results, related to the asset, background, and proficiency assessment criteria, consequently constituting the appeal grounds, that is also submitted in the recommendation act along with the findings presented by IMO.
The Public Commissioner requests that the appeal grounds be reviewed by the Appeal Chamber and at the end of a complete investigation of the case, to decide the amendment of the decision no. 606/2022, of the Independent Qualification Commission, and the dismissal from office of the assessee, Mrs. Mariola Mërtiri.
Pursuant to point 1, Article 16 of the regulation of the Institution of Public Commissioners, the appeal is 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 process of re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania.