
The Supreme Court has put an end to the saga of legal battles between former police chief Gledis Nano and the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Interior, forcing the latter to pay him damages in the amount of 100 million old lek.
Gledis Nano considered his dismissal from office, by the prime minister and minister of the time, illegal, and appealed to the court. Other levels of the judiciary had previously ruled in his favor.
The Supreme Court decision is dated February 17, 2026 and the rapporteur of the case entitled "GLEDIS NANO v. THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA and Others", submitted by the Government and the Ministry of Interior, was Chief Justice Sokol Sadushi.
"The defendant is ordered to pay the plaintiff until the end of the 5-year term and to place him in the State Police structures or other functions. The decision is issued with provisional execution according to Article 317 of the Code of Civil Procedure," the decision states.
The Supreme Court has also decided to repeal decision no. 580, dated 31.08.2022, of the Council of Ministers, where the plaintiff was Gledis Nano, the defendants were the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Interior, and the participant in the trial was the State Attorney's Office.
Gledis Nano was dismissed from office on August 31, 2022, at the proposal of former Interior Minister Bledi Çuçi, while Prime Minister Edi Rama had publicly stated that he had requested her resignation.
The official reason for his dismissal was "failure to achieve objectives." A decision that Gledis Nano considered illegal and took all legal steps for compensation, receiving 100 million old lek from the state, or 60 monthly salaries, equal to the 5-year term he was supposed to remain in office.