High Judicial Council has accepted in today’s hearing, the High Inspector of Justice’s request for disciplinary proceedings with the measure ‘Dismissal’ for magistrate Z.V., judge at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction Elbasan.
The HIJ has initiated the disciplinary investigation against magistrate Z.V., judge at Judicial District Court Elbasan, for the disciplinary violation provided for by article 140, paragraph 2, letter “b” of the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, as well as article 104 of law no. 96/2016 “On the status of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania”, as amended, due to the punishment for committing the criminal offense of “Passive corruption of judges, prosecutors, and other justice officials”, provided by Article 319/ç of the Criminal Code.
The disciplinary investigation carried out by HIJ inspectors concluded that the judge was found guilty and was sentenced by the Special Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime, for committing the criminal offense “Passive corruption of judges, prosecutors and other justice officials”, provided by article 319/ç of the Criminal Code.
The irregular exercise of duty by the magistrate, even for the nature of the criminal fact committed, constitutes a very serious disciplinary violation, which has brought consequences for the delivery of justice, has seriously discredited the judge’s image, authority, dignity and has seriously damaged public trust in the magistrate and in the justice bodies.
HIJ inspectors requested the disciplinary measure “Dismissal”, a request that was accepted by the High Judicial Council.