As many judges were discharged after undergoing the vetting process, while some others resigned prior to even go through the procedure, the country’s courts are now near collapse.
This comes as the majority of the courts have fewer judges than required.
For example, the Administrative Court of Appeal has only six out of the thirty judges required to make this court fully functional.
This court also has a backlog of 15,000 cases, with one judge tasked to review an average of 2,500 files.
Euronews Albania spoke to Gerti Shella, the executive director of the Center for Public Affairs Information who warned that delaying legal proceedings, or exceeding times limits for when a case should be taken up by a court, are considered violations of the European Convention of Human Rights, and as a result, may lead to financial casualties to the Albanian state.
The backlog and stalemate in the judicial system happening in several courts in the country.
Tirana’s Appeal Court should have thirty-one judges, but currently, there are only six judges.
The Court of Korca has only four out of the required fourteen that it needs to have.
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