Prosecutor General (Albania) Explained

Post:Prosecutor General
Insignia:Prokuroria e Përgjithshme (2020-Present).svg
Insigniasize:170
Formation:26 January 1945
Incumbent:Olsian Çela
Incumbentsince:6 December 2019
Style:His Excellency
Appointer:nomination by President
Termlength:7 years (by new Constitution 2016)
Website:pp.gov.al

In Albania, the Prosecutor General is the highest judicial authority exercising the criminal prosecution of entities or individuals and representing the accusation in court on behalf of the state. They are also responsible for carrying out a series of other duties assigned by law to the prosecution.[1]

The General Prosecutor proposes to the President of the Republic the candidates for prosecutor after considering the opinion of the Council of Prosecution. They are entitled to issue orders for the prosecutor's suspension from exercise of their duty when the starting of a criminal proceeding against them has been decided, until the end of the proceeding, or when a serious disciplinary violation is uncovered.

In the exercise of their competencies, prosecutors operate in accordance with the Constitution and laws. They exert their competencies by respecting the principles of fair, equal and legal proceedings and safeguarding human rights, interests and legal freedoms.

The Prosecution is organized and working under the direction of the General Prosecutor as a centralized structure, composed of the Office of the General Prosecutor, the Council of the Prosecution and the prosecutors of the judiciary system.[2]

Prosecutors

1Bedri Spahiu26 January 19451949
2Siri Çarçani12 June 1951
3Aranit Çela21 June 1958November 1966
4Lefter GogaNovember 196622 November 1970
5Dhori Panariti22 November 197023 November 1982
6Rrapi Mino23 November 19826 May 1991
7Petrit Serjani14 May 19916 May 1992
8Maksim Haxhia6 May 199217 September 1992
9Alush Dragoshi7 December 199212 August 1997
10Arben Rakipi12 August 199719 March 2002
11Theodhori Sollaku29 March 20025 November 2007
12Ina Rama22 November 20073 December 2012
13Adriatik Llalla3 December 201218 December 2017
14Arta Marku18 December 20176 December 2019
15Olsian Çela6 December 2019Incumbent

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pp.gov.al/web/Zyra_dhe_roli_i_Prokurorit_te_Pergjithshem_21_1.php#.WPnU9nRlCEc Zyra dhe roli i Prokurorit të Përgjithshëm
  2. http://www.pp.gov.al/web/Historiku_i_Prokurorise_Shqiptare_27_1.php#.WPnWD3RlCEc Historiku i Prokurorisë Shqiptare