The Supreme Court is demanding, under pressure, the oath of its judge Asim Vokshi, to fill the vacant seat on the Constitutional Court.
Although the most voted candidate Naureda Llagami is pursuing the legal battle to recognize her result as the winner of the competition for the new member of the Constitutional Court after receiving 3 more votes than Vokshi, one was considered invalid by the commission with the secretaries of the Supreme Court.
Since the Administrative Court did not review Llagami's request for the suspension and annulment of the Supreme Court's decision, it turned to the Constitutional Court, assessing the irreparable damage if Asim Vokshi is appointed, in an irregular process that raises doubts about the integrity of justice even among the judges themselves.
But the special meeting of judges has made another decision that deepens the crisis of credibility in the selection process. Most recently, on October 15, the Supreme Court filed a request to exclude Judge Holta Zacaj from reviewing the case related to Naureda Llagami's lawsuit.
In an unprecedented situation, the Supreme Court attempts to order the Constitutional Court, which is above all in the hierarchy of justice, on how to proceed in reviewing a matter that belongs exclusively to the Constitutional Court, while it is itself a party.
After a completely dubious process, where Top Channel has published documents and audio about how a vote for Naureda Llagami was rejected by the technical commission of secretaries of the High Court, where its chairman Sokol Sadushi has also violated the opposing voices of the judges against this action; another request comes. The official letter claims that the participation of Judge Zacaj in the panel creates a conflict of interest due to the direct impact that her decision has on the fate of the case and the activation of the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court.
The document emphasizes the need to guarantee the objective impartiality of the Constitutional Court… and to prevent personal influence in decision-making. But these lessons seem not to have been practiced in the voting process by the Supreme Court, which seeks to teach the Constitutional Court, which has an essential role in the balance of powers and the protection of the Constitution, and any doubt about the way its members are selected undermines not only the legitimacy of the court, but also the trust of citizens in justice.