Chief Prosecutor

The Special College of Appeals will decide on Monday whether the Vetting process on former Chief Prosecutor Adriatik Llalla should be cut. The Public Commissioner, who appealed the decision of the Independent Qualification Committee, argued that Llalla’s resignation was not made legally. Llalla’s lawyer, Sokol Hazizaj, requested to leave the IQC’s decision into effect. After...

Besim Hajdarmataj has been dismissed as director of the Prosecution Office for Serious Crimes.  He took up this office about two years ago when he was appointed by a presidential decree. Hajdarmataj was dismissed this Wednesday by the Chief Prosecutor Arta Marku as he was replaced by the Durrës Prosecutor Donika Prela. The motives  of...

One day after the former Chief Prosecutor, Adriatik Llalla, posted a letter claiming that the US Ambassador had asked him the President Ilir Meta, the Ambassador attended a meeting to the Presidency. The details of this conversation remain unknown. Former Chief Prosecutor Adriatik Llalla made strong accusations against the US Ambassador in Tirana, Donald Lu,...

The American State Department has designated the former Chief Prosecutor of Albania Adriatik Llalla. The decision, published on Wednesday, states that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson approved the designation measure due to the involvement of former Albanian official in significant corruption cases. “Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is publicly designating former Albanian Prosecutor General Adriatik...

Chief Prosecutor Arta Marku attended the annual analysis in Korça city. During this meeting, Marku spoke again about drugs and said that investigations should continue, although a good job has been done so far. “We support the investigation on the fight against drugs, where, despite the success achieved, it makes it necessary for the prosecution...

Following the meetings in Shkodra and Elbasan, Chief Prosecutor, Arta Marku went to Durrës city. During the meeting with her subordinates, she said that there was a decrease of criminal offenses against life, but there is an increase of aggression. “Perpetrators in the pursuit of their criminal intentions are willing to sacrifice anyone who may...

The chief prosecutor, Arta Marku continues the changes and moves at the General Prosecutor’s Office. Following the merger of the Investigation Directorate and the Inspection into one, Sokol Stojani was appointed at the head of the Investigation Directorate.  The Judicial Directory will be headed by Adnand Jolie, Interceptors by Thoma Jano and Foreign Relations Officer...

The First Instance Administrative Court has dismissed the prosecutor Rovena Gashi’s lawsuit where she requested the suspension of Chief Prosecutor Arta Marku to discharge her from the duty.   Gashi was represented in the court hearing by lawyer Çlirim Gjata. He argued that Marku’s order was not legitimate and aimed damaging Rovena Gashi  through vetting...

Ten days after being appointed interim chief prosecutor, Arta Marku made the first moves at the central charge body and the capital’s body. Mark has dismissed Rovena Gashi from the position of the Director of Foreign Jurisdictional Relations, which includes the Sector for “Decriminalization”. She was replaced by Arqile Koça, who was also Arta Marku’s...