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Who are the judges and prosecutors for whom citizens will pay the bill for Vetting errors?

2026-06-24 13:28:12Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Who are the judges and prosecutors for whom citizens will pay the bill for

After eight years of the Vetting process, where the entire justice system was subjected to the filter of verification of character, integrity, and wealth, last week marked the formal closure of this process.

Although the reform removed hundreds of magistrates with legal or property problems from the system, it was not without consequences and costs.

On the one hand, Vetting created major gaps in the justice system, leading to long delays in the review of court cases.

On the other hand, a series of decisions considered unfair have produced a financial bill for the Albanian state, as several judges and prosecutors have won legal battles at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.

One of them is the former Serious Crimes Prosecutor, Gentian Osmani, for whom Strasbourg overturned the decision of the Special Appeals Chamber.

According to the European Court, Osman's dismissal violated Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which guarantees the right to respect for private life.

In this case, Albania was ordered to pay 6 thousand euros in compensation for non-pecuniary damage and 5 thousand euros for legal costs. The Court also recommended that the Albanian authorities consider the possibility of reopening the Vetting procedures in accordance with the standards of the Convention.

Former prosecutor Ferdinand Elezi also won in Strasbourg, after the court found that he had successfully passed the background and professionalism check and that his removal from the system could not be based solely on methodological errors in the financial analysis. In addition to finding a violation, the Albanian state was ordered to compensate Elezi for moral damage and legal costs.

Along the same lines, the European Court also found a violation in the case of Izet Kadana, former president of the Puka Court. According to Strasbourg, his dismissal was “not proportionate to the legitimate aims pursued,” violating Article 8 of the European Convention.

Former Appeals Judge Ervin Metalla, dismissed by the KPA, also emerged as a winner in Strasbourg. In his case, the Albanian state was ordered to pay 26 thousand euros in damages.

Meanwhile, former judge Besnik Cani also managed to overturn the decision of the Special Appeals Chamber in Strasbourg.

Another case is that of prosecutor Antoneta Sevdari, who, after Strasbourg's decision to overturn her dismissal, exercised her right to reopen the case and returned to the justice system.

Every decision lost by the Albanian state in Strasbourg is accompanied by financial costs, including legal fees, moral damages, and payments for the period of staying outside the system. In the end, this bill translates into costs for Albanian taxpayers, who, in addition to delays in the courts, will also have to pay for the wrong decisions of the Vetting process.

Meanwhile, the irony lies in the members of the KPA who made these decisions, who, in addition to remaining immune and not subject to the Vetting process themselves, a week ago, the High Judicial Council assigned some of them to new positions in the justice system.

In this way, names like Sokol Çomo, Natasha Mulaj, Albana Shtylla, Ina Rama and other members of the Special Appeals Chamber, who for years decided on the careers of magistrates, have now become part of the system they were once tasked with reforming.


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