The oath ceremony has begun at 9.30am. According to a report by ABC News journalist Erneta Shevroja, during the swearing-in of members of the Special Prosecution, the media was not present.
Public opinion has high expectations from this structure as it will make it possible for senior officials to be investigated.
8 are Members of the Special Prosecution Office who have sworn today. They have been elected by the Supreme Prosecutorial Council.
Meanwhile, yesterday the 3 candidates for the post of Special Anticorruption Prosecutor Altin Dumani, Edvin Kondili and Arben Kraja have presented their platforms for running SPAK to the KLP.
The Special Court for Corruption and Organized Crime has also started working today.
Meanwhile the Presidency has come out with the official announcement of the oath ceremony:
Presidency Announcement:
“Members of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime swear before the President of the Republic
November 19, 2019
The solemn oath- ceremony was organised in front of the President of the Republic, Sh.Z. Ilir Meta, and of the eight members of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime: Ms. Elida Kaçkini, Mrs. Enkeleda Millonaj, Mr. Mr. Edwin Kondili, Mr. Behar Dibra, Mr. Arben Kraja, Mr. Klodian Braho, Mr. Ened Nakuçi and Mr. Altin Dumani.
After singing the national anthem and reading the decisions of the Supreme Prosecutorial Council, prosecutors sworn in before President Meta: “I solemnly swear that in the performance of my duty I will always faithful to the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, applicable laws and I will respect the rules of professional ethics! ”
The President of the Republic congratulated the Prosecutors of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime.
In the swearing-in ceremony were also present the Speaker of the Assembly Gramoz Ruci, Ombudsman Erinda Ballanca, member of the Constitutional Court Vitore Tusha, President of the High Judicial Council Naureda Llagami, President of the High Prosecutorial Council Gent Ibrahimi , the ambassador of the European Union Delegation, Luigi Soreca, representatives of the US Embassy, OPDAT, EURALIUS V mission and members of the KLP ”./ abcnews.al
