The hearing for Sali Berisha is postponed, GJKKO: He did not appear, the lawyers did not have a power of attorney

2024-03-04 12:39:05Politikë SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The hearing for Sali Berisha is postponed, GJKKO: He did not appear, the lawyers

In the Special Court, the hearing for former Prime Minister Sali Berisha, who is requesting the removal of the house arrest security measure, has been postponed again.

The judge of GJKKO, Irena Gjoka, postponed the session with the argument that the former prime minister did not specify in the power of attorney that he be represented by lawyers. The next session is scheduled for March 8 at 09:00.

" The court, after verifying the appearance of the parties, found that the applicant/investigator Sali Berisha had not appeared in person. Referring to the respective acts of notification filed by the judicial police services, Police Station No. 1 Tirana, it turned out that the citizen under investigation Sali Berisha, who is under personal security measure "house arrest", had refused to sign the summons, documented through its copy, returned to the court, signed by the specialists of the area.

Although the court found the refusal to sign, it considered the notification as completed. Despite the personal knowledge of the date and time of today's court session, in the conditions that the applicant/investigator Sali Berisha is under a coercive personal security measure "house arrest", his will does not result in the right to participate in this trial or not, as long as he cannot appear as a free citizen in court ", GJKKO announces.

Lawyer Genc Gjokutaj told the media that they have again submitted a request for the dismissal of judge Irena Gjoka. He accused that the postponement of the sessions is being done in order to burn the mandate of the deputy Berisha Gjokutaj said that the session was postponed without any legal reason, as they had presented the document that Berisha is aware of the session, but also the power of attorney to be represented by lawyers in absentia, but according to him the latter was not accepted by judge Gjoka.

" Today we had the session postponed from the previous session with the object of revoking the measure of house arrest for Berisha. The court reported this hearing that Berisha has learned, he did not express in the summons to be represented by lawyers in his absence. But that his knowledge has been accompanied by a power of attorney from our side with today's date where he authorizes us to represent him.

The court did not accept it, in that its intention to burn Berisha's mandate, postponed it again without any legal reason. Having documented the knowledge of Mr. Berisha and his willingness to be represented in absentia as represented in all procedural sessions.

Irena Gjoka has the exemption request attached, just sew it on her coat. This thing will have other problems because we are not only looking for the exception, there are other reasons. You will be aware. You would do well to ask the Prime Minister about this trial, from whom you can get a much more accurate answer on how this process will go. He can explain really well that he is the real judge of this case ", said Gjokutaj.

 


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