Journalist Klodiana Lala has revealed details from the Constitutional Court session, which lasted 11 hours, and resulted in a decision to suspend Belinda Balluku from her duties as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure.
Lala told the show 'This Week', in front of journalist Nisida Tufa, that for the first time in the country's history, judges left their cell phones in a separate room to avoid any ambiguity about the process.
"I was there early in the morning. Convinced that it would take a long time to make a decision. The GJK would clarify the issue of the provision requested by Mr. Rama. The GJK has left this opportunity to SPAK, but how did it answer the question; is this SPAK decision unconstitutional or not? The judges have not been seen leaving the court since they arrived at their workplace, at 08:00 and around 23:00. According to information, they have only been disconnected twice. Once when they drank coffee and during lunch, without their phones. It was the first decision-making that the judges have placed their cell phones in another environment. Until the moment when Papajorgji called a group of journalists and officially communicated the decision to us, he also made an official announcement for transparency for the public. He read the entire decision, from A to Z, without making any interpretation. It could not be live, it was the court's position. We sent it through information flashes, we were only allowed to use our phones to send sms not to film. When the decision was communicated to us and we reported it. There was interest from lawyers, I have also seen predictions on social networks. A kind of precedent was set and a framework was set. I saw where the four first judges who were in favor were based and where those who were against were based. When the second session failed, which for me was not big news, the decision was not taken. The GJ should have acted quickly. The issue is important. Not in itself for Mrs. Balluku, but for the way the institutions function. Seen in this aspect, that it was about an important personage, No. 2 of the Albanian government and in this aspect I have been a journalist with a harsh tone. I expected that in this specific case we would have a final decision, 5-3 for example. The fact that the GJ met and decided to examine the issue, determines by law that they give a final answer even after 1-2 days, so that public and political pressure does not go to the Consultation Room. The debates have "Been. Members of the CC do not discuss in strong tones," she said.
