Both lawyer and secretary / PD denounces the scandal: Elira Kokona in conflict of interest, justice should investigate

The Democratic Party has denounced the government scandal where Elira Kokona, the Deputy General Secretary of the Council of Ministers, has simultaneously exercised her duty as a private lawyer by participating in the Arbitration court sessions in Strasbourg.

The Secretary of Anticorruption in DP, Ledina Mandia, denounced from the blue seat that Kokona, despite being appointed to the public administration, did not give up exercising her duty as a private lawyer, and did not even notify the courts about the position at the highest levels of the administration.

Kokoka appears to have represented its clients in the Court of Arbitration in more than 15 cases.

Mandia requested that the judicial authorities investigate the links of the conflict of interest in the case of Kokona.

Mandia's statement:

Elira Kokona, with the coming to power of Edi Rama, was designed to serve at the highest management level of the state administration, preferentially, being appointed General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture in September 2013, claiming that she was independent and would to serve the highest public interest. In fact, the General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture was more concerned about taking care of the interest of her clients.

Ms. Kokona did not even formally give up the exercise of the duty of a private lawyer and in no case did she notify the courts about her position at the highest levels of the Albanian state administration.
In more than 15 cases, she has represented her clients in the European Court of Human Rights or Arbitration.

As a well versed in the law, she should have informed the foreign, domestic and any other international forum about her position, and that she would not be in the position of representative of private parties. Meanwhile, it turns out that even in January 2014, the communication with Av. Elira Kokona. In fact, in the future, this also results in further decisions of the European Court, such as in the case of Delijorgji k. Albania, Becaj k. Albania, Prima shpk k. Albania or in other matters communicated in relation to the owners' compensations for the issue of properties.
The General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture has taken care to receive a fair reward and full compensation of the value of the property in the context of the execution of property decisions for her family members and clients even after the famous property law 133/2015, where Ms. . Kokona has given her contribution.

Surprisingly, the family members and clients of Mrs. Kokona have been fully compensated according to the market price referring to the decision-making of November 2015 and further, while the other owners, today must receive 10% of the value of the property in installments or in most cases are considered exhausted, as have an expectation of 30 years for the execution of those decisions. They are not even invited by the Government for this, so that they can address their right to the Court.

Duket që përfaqësimi i znj. Kokona ka vazhduar dhe në çështje të tjera brenda dhe jashtë vendit, dhe ndërkohë që ka njoftuar me vonesë institucionet vendase dhe ndërkombëtare, i ka lënë në duar të sigurta në partnerët dhe bashkëpunëtorët me të cilët kishte punuar këto cështje, duke i siguruar se do të jepte kontributin duke shërbyer në strukturat më të larta të shtetit shqiptar.

Detyra e Sekretarit të Përgjithshëm të Shtetit ishte dhe është kategorikisht e papërputhshme me ushtrimin e profesioneve të tjera, ndërkohë që në rastin konkret ajo në raste të caktuara rezultonte mbrojtëse e palëve private karshi Qeverisë , pjesë e së cilës ishte ajo vetë.

Rama zgjodhi për të mbrojtur interesin publik persona që kishin interesat e tyre privatë. Madje KLSH ka gjetur dhe shkelje të kësaj natyre, ku zyrat e shtetit përdoreshin dhe për postën dhe mbledhjes së dokumetacionit për klientët e zyrave private, duke u kthyer në anekse të këtyre zyrave ligjore.

Deklarimi i konfliktit të interest nuk është në kulturën e kësaj qeverije, pasi është e qartë që në vitin 2013, roli kryesor ishte shërbimi ndaj klientëve, interesave personale dhe parasë, dhe në asnjë rast interesit publik dhe mbrojtjes së interesit më të lartë të shtetit.
Sot Kokona është negociuse dhe mbrojtëse e pozicionit të Qeverisë në kontratat me investitorë strategjike, përfshirë këtu dhe Marinë Durrës, por si duket nesër do të jetë avokatja mbrojtëse e interesave të tyre.

Once the General Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, and today the Deputy General Secretary of the Council of Ministers, Elira Kokona referring to the cases that are public, it is clear that it was under the conditions of abuse of office

ILDKPI, the justice bodies should investigate in relation to cases of conflict of interest by the highest level employee of the state administration, not only in the conditions of the continuation of the duty of the legal representative of the parties, but also in the conditions of the provision of indirect contribution for the protection of the interests of its clients entrusted to the trust of its associates who have continued to practice law.