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Request to declare Sky Ecc wiretaps invalid, Constitutional Court concludes judicial review

Request to declare Sky Ecc wiretaps invalid, Constitutional Court concludes

The Constitutional Court has completed the judicial review regarding Pëllumb Gjoka's appeal regarding Sky Ecc.

 Gjoka has requested that the Constitutional Court declare invalid the interceptions of the Sky Ecc and Encro Chat platforms, over which SPAK has initiated a series of criminal proceedings and carried out a series of arrests of various individuals.

In the official announcement, the Constitutional Court announces that it held a court session today with the applicant Pëllumb Gjoka and the subject matter "Abolition of decisions no. 94, dated 23.07.2023 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime; no. 97, dated 29.07.2023 of the Special Court of First Instance for Corruption and Organized Crime; no. 38, dated 31.08.2023 of the Special Court of Appeal for Corruption and Organized Crime; no. 00-2023-2238 (364), dated 22.12.2023, of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, as incompatible with the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, for the part that they have disposed of for the assignment and extension of the personal security measure "Arrest in prison" against the applicant.

Repeal of letters “a” and “b” of point 1 and point 4 of article 6, as well as point 2 of article 42 of law no. 95/2016, dated 06.10.2016 “On the organization and functioning of institutions to combat corruption and organized crime”, as amended, as incompatible with the Constitution of the Republic of Albania, because they violate the independence and impartiality of special judges.”

The court reviewed the individual constitutional complaint, the requests and other acts submitted by the applicant, the objections of the interested parties and the acts submitted by them and, after administering all the evidence presented by the parties, closed the judicial review and withdrew to render a decision.

The decision will be communicated to the parties according to legal rules and deadlines.

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