It’s not enough for parliament; judges also ‘overturn’ a decree of the head of state. The prosecutor was found to have violated rules by Ina Rama, and can now return to duty PROSECUTOR TOM DEDA WAS DISMISSED IN 2009, THE COURT CALLS IT UNJUSTIFIED SUPREME COURT President Topi’s decree annulled It’s not enough for parliament; judges also ‘overturn’ a decree of the head of state. The prosecutor was found to have violated rules by Ina Rama, and can now return to duty By KLODIANA LALA The Supreme Court ‘overturns’ President of the Republic Bamir Topi. Yesterday, a civil panel of this court annulled the decree of the head of state, deeming absolutely invalid the dismissal from office of Laç prosecutor Tom Deda. This decision opens the green light for Tom Deda’s possible return to the prosecutor’s office. The dismissal of the representative of the prosecution in Kurbin, Tom Deda, was made in 2009, after an inspection carried out by the prosecution into the prosecution service for the period 2006-2008. During this inspection, numerous violations committed by the prosecutor were identified and, for this reason, chief prosecutor Ina Rama proposed to the President of the Republic that prosecutor Deda be dismissed from office. Considering the dismissal unjustified, Tom Deda turned to the Court of Appeal. He lost the first ‘battle’ before justice. But yesterday the supreme court decided to give... Continues on page 3

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