TIRANA, February 19 /ATA/ The Independent Qualification Commission asked the Assembly that at the end of the vetting process of the judges and prosecutors, the corps’ members should involved in the justice system.
Head of this institution Roland Ilia addressed a request for support of the legislative initiative to the Speaker of the Assembly Lindita Nikolla, Prime Minister Edi Rama, Minister of Justice Ulsi Manja as well as to the delegation of the European Union Silvio Gonzato, the charge d’affaires of the embassy of the United States of America David Wisner and the International Monitoring Operation.
In the letter dated December 20, 2023, it is reported that the members of the Independent Qualification Commission, which complete their job within the current year, should be appointed judges at the Court of Appeal, being integrated within the justice system. In the argument presented in the request submitted by the Commission, it is noted that the status of its members is similar to that of the magistrate. Also, it is requested that for counselors who have practiced for 5 years in the Commission, it is proposed they should enter the school of magistrates for the profile of judge and prosecutor without competition. As for counselors who have 4 years of experience, with their consent, they can be appointed investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation.
Since the start of work, the Independent Qualification Commission has vetted 718 subjects of judges and prosecutors while the vetting will be fully completed for 805 subjects at the end of 2024. The Commission in the letter stated that it hopes that this process will be closed even before the set deadline./p.s./
