The duke remains pending: The appeal leaves in force the measure that cannot be mastered by the FSF

The Court of Appeals has stepped down the move for the suspension of the head of the FSF, Armand Duka and Secretary General Ilir Shulku. In the full decision, it becomes known that the defendant's request for the court's expulsion has been first dropped. Under the decision of the cut form, Appeals has turned down elections in the FSHF, while Duke and Shulk are suspended from office.

The court has described the charges brought, finding serious violations by Duka and Shulku. In its ruling, the Court says violations committed by Duke and Shulk constitute criminal acts.

Before being re-elected for the 6th time as FSHF president at the March 15th Assembly, Duka was suspended from office by the Court of Tirana as it opened the way to investigate him after being accused of abuse of office and forging documents.

The duke follows in this way to be under investigation and suspended. The release of this measure came this Friday, where his lawyers had earlier sought to change the jury, which was rejected.

At the conclusion of the case's trial over the plea to Judge Tiranne's decision, with which the precautionary security measure was imposed “the suspension of a public duty or service exercise”, we inform you that:

First: The request of the complainers for expulsion of the judge on the grounds that he was elected to the National Code of Conflict Resolution was denied, because the judge never exercised this function, which was only possible with permission from the Supreme Court Council, permission not given to the concrete case (reason on this issue), was sent along with this announcement)

Second, concerning the trial, the case was considered in the complaint of three people under investigation A. D., I. Sh. and A. M., who requested the change of decision and the collapse of the prosecutor's demand for the execution of the ban. According to the complainers, there is no reasonable suspicion based on evidence, of any criminal offense, as well as of none of them being taken a defendant, nor of any public office, referring to organisation in the form of an OJF, which operates independently by the state. Also, the prosecutor himself has demanded suspension from the exercise of professional or business activity, which according to the attorneys shows that even the prosecution organ has been convinced, that people under investigation are not public officials. Regarding this claim, the defender of the complainers referred to a series of standards of international and domestic justice.

Next, the defence provided claims on the investigation, which according to it is based on certain media writings, while there is no evidence regarding the investigation and criminal work of counterfeiting.

Against the complaining claims, appeals prosecutor Mr. Gail Jolie asked the court to approve the complaint, as a fair decision. The prosecutor maintained that the Court of the First Century has given answers to all claims filed by complainers. The prosecution has launched a consonantal law prosecution, while the set measure guarantees the investigation and the law defines it in the three-month term.

At the end of the trial, we assess claims filed in the complaints of persons under investigation, the Tyrian Appeals Court ruled: Adoption of Decision No. 492/1 act, date 04.03.2022 of the Tyrian District Court Court.