The seventh issue of SPAK Monitor is dedicated to the challenges related to capacity building of the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK). This number focuses also on the challenges related to the activity of the Special Courts against Corruption and Organized Crime (First Instance and Appeal).
Despite the progress achieved so far, in order to ensure...
This sixth issue of SPAK Monitor describes the process of promotion and appointment of the first 8 prosecutors at the Special Prosecution Office against corruption and organized crime.
This issue focuses also on the application process announced for the position of Chief Special Prosecutor, the position of Director and the investigators of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Meantime, while the...
Faced with the rampant corruption and the threat of an increasingly stronger organised crime, the Albanian political institutions and political actors initiated the judicial reform. The reform is driven by a strong internal demand, as the citizens want the judiciary to uphold the rule of law and deliver justice with no political, corruptive or criminal influences, and a broad...
Nearly 6 months from their establishment the Special Courts and the Special Prosecution Office against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK) continue to be challenged by capacity building issues (human, financial and technical resources). Restrictions imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic in early March 2020 further delayed the finalization of some of these processes.
Regardless of these factors, the...
The establishment of the High Judicial Council and the High Prosecutorial Council constitute the beginning of the procedures towards the temporary appointment of Serious Crimes Courts’ judges as well as the appointment of the candidate prosecutors for 15 positions in the Special Prosecution Office.
These processes have not been completed yet and the on-going confirmation of judges and prosecutors by...
CSDG has prepared the Monitoring Report "Implementation of the Communication Strategy by the new justice institutions" for the period January-March 2021.
In the monitoring of the first quarter of 2021, the annual monitoring conducted in 2020 was used as a comparative basis to see the positive or negative performance of the institutions themselves.
This publication is realized within the project: "Supporting...