Following up on the Central Election Commission (KQZ) 4–3 decision to ask for “additional information” from the General Prosecution to decide on the fate of former PS Deputy Armando Prenga, the General Prosecution sent the KQZ a letter in which it again argues that Prenga has violated the decriminalization law by omitting his past convictions from the self-declaration form.
The Prosecution’s letter states that “based on the fact that there is a criminal conviction that has not been declared on the form (from the Court of Kurbin), the deputy’s mandate needs to be withdrawn.”
The KQZ itself has failed to communicate Prenga’s (negative) answer regarding past criminal convictions to the Prosecution, which in itself constitutes a violation of the decriminalization law. The General Prosecution has confiscated a number of the KQZ’s files relating to the decriminalization process and has started a criminal investigation of the KQZ.
The Prosecution decided in February 15, 2017, to request the withdrawal of Prenga’s parliamentary mandate. Based on the law, the KQZ has 10 days to take a decision. This deadline has now been missed.
