
The former President of the Constitutional Court of Albania, Rustem Gjata, passed away this Tuesday. The sad news was announced on social media by his son, lawyer Çlirim Gjata.
The lawyer writes that the funeral ceremony will be held at the "Alba 2000" funeral home, on Durrës Street.
"Dear friends! It is with sadness that I inform you that my father, Rustem Gjata, passed away today. The procession will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, April 29, at 11:00, starting from the 'Alba 2000' funeral home, on Durrës Street. With respect, Çlirim Gjata," he writes on Facebook.
Rustem Gjata was elected as a member of parliament for the Democratic Party in the first pluralist elections in 1992. Gjata was involved in drafting the law on the Constitutional Court, as a member of the Laws Committee.
Subsequently, the Democratic Party nominated him for President of the Constitutional Court, a post he held until 1995, as the mandate was only 3 years.