{"id":27524,"date":"2026-01-09T14:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ild.al\/?p=27524"},"modified":"2026-01-09T14:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T13:05:09","slug":"press-release-on-the-completion-of-the-verification-initiated-on-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ild.al\/en\/2026\/01\/09\/press-release-on-the-completion-of-the-verification-initiated-on-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE ON THE COMPLETION OF THE VERIFICATION INITIATED ON INITIATIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

The High Inspector of Justice has completed the mainly initiated verification of the information made public in the media, where allegations of ethical violations are raised, provided for by article 102, point 2, letter \u201cdh\u201d of law no. 96\/1016 \u201c<\/span>On the status of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania<\/span><\/i>\u201d, as amended, by the prosecutor Mr. Gjergj Ceka and by the judge Ms. Megi Strakosha, with the lawyer Mr.\u00a0Ulian\u00a0Bajrami, during the debate held in the session of 17.10.2025 at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction of Elbasan, for the determination of the security measure against the citizen M. L. (S.), which ended with the arrest of the lawyer.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The High Inspector of Justice preliminarily assesses that the facts (actions or inactions of the magistrate), which may constitute a disciplinary violation, according to the requirements of Law No. 96\/2016 \u201c<\/span>On the Status of Judges and Prosecutors in the Republic of Albania<\/span><\/i>\u201d, as amended, are not only those that are presented on the basis of public information, but are those that are analyzed by the High Inspector of Justice, or assessed on the basis of a verification process or disciplinary investigation. On the basis of public information, a set of facts may be presented, which are alleged to have occurred and which constitute a disciplinary violation, but the High Inspector of Justice may make a precise or different characterization of the facts and actions related to the disciplinary violation, without being linked to the definition that may be claimed in this public information.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the context of the verification of this case, the High Inspector of Justice has administered from the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction in Elbasan, copies of the minutes of the court session, where 14 persons were present, for whom the legality of the arrest in flagrante delicto would be\u00a0validated\u00a0and a personal security measure would be assigned. The debate between the lawyer and the prosecutor with questions, answers and frequent mutual interventions between\u00a0them,\u00a0began after the questioning of the person under\u00a0investigation\u00a0M. L (S.,)\u00a0who was defended by lawyer\u00a0Ulian\u00a0Barjami. The debate between the lawyer and the prosecutor, accompanied from time to time by the intervention of the person under investigation M. S., focused on \u201cthe expressions\/words spoken by the person under investigation, citizen M. S., to the police officers at the moment of being caught in flagrante delicto\u201d, which also included life-threatening\u00a0statements. A debate (questions, answers, interventions) was also held between the lawyer and the judge of the case, to clarify the context of the use of these expressions\/words towards the police, by the person under investigation protected by him\u00a0at the moment\u00a0of being caught red-handed. The debate\u00a0contained\u00a0statements by the lawyer that he would personally deal with the prosecutor and all police\u00a0officers\u00a0and the prosecutor’s response was that the lawyer would be arrested for these statements. It\u00a0results\u00a0that the judge drew the attention of the lawyer and the prosecutor\u00a0regarding\u00a0the ethics of behavior towards each other and\u00a0focus\u00a0on the facts, emphasizing that they are what convince the court.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In analyzing the actions and inaction of the magistrate in relation to ethical standards and rules of conduct, the High Inspector of Justice assesses that the provisions of Law no. 96\/2016 \u201cOn the status of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania\u201d, as amended, which provide for disciplinary violations, cannot be interpreted in a limited manner, but must be interpreted and applied in an expanded manner. This is\u00a0due to the fact that\u00a0it is not easy to specify the exact content of actions\/omissions (behavior) and there is no exhaustive definition, except for the existence of\u00a0a number of\u00a0examples defined in the Standards of Ethics and Rules of Conduct of the Prosecutor.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The High Inspector of Justice assesses that the behavior of magistrates remains very important, since the magistrate must have full confidence, must be aware that his function and role cannot be simply a profession, but is a model of behavior or lifestyle, which carries values, which must not only be transmitted, but also be displayed in public at all times. For this reason, magistrates must\u00a0behave and act at all times\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0ethical and moral values.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From the verification of the case:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n