The new chairman of the KPA, Sokol Çomo, was unanimously elected by his colleagues and will hold the position for a 3-year term.
The Special Board of Appeal, KPA announced on Friday, June 30, the election as the new president of this institution, judge Sokol Çomo. The announcement explains that Çomo was elected unanimously after a secret vote that took place in the presence of international observers of the International Monitoring Operation.
KPA clarifies that Çomo will start exercising his duties on July 27, when the mandate of the acting president, judge Albana Shtylla, elected three years ago, ends.
When KPA was established six years ago, Natasha Mulaj was elected as the head of this institution.
The Special Board of Appeal was established and operates on the basis of Article 179/b, Annex to the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, Law no. 84 /2016 "On the transitional re-evaluation of judges and prosecutors in the Republic of Albania", the regulation "On the activity of the Appellate Board of the Constitutional Court", as well as other approved regulations.
KPA has a 9-year mandate and examines appeals filed by the institution of Public Commissioners or re-evaluation subjects, against the decisions of the Independent Qualification Commission. The decisions of the College are final.