Central Elections Commission announced on Sunday that 121 MPs from a total of 140 MPs have no record in their self-declaration form. This institution’s spokeswoman, Drilona Hoxha published the data based on the self-declaration forms presentation. 

“Central Election Commission following public communication to provide transparency on the implementation of Law No. 138/2015 "On ensuring the integrity of the persons elected, appointed or exercising public functions", known as the law of decriminalization, inform public opinion that from a total of 121 MPs from a total of 140 MPs have no records on the self-declaration form or the judicial status certificates. 19 of them have records in one or several of self-declaration sections, or notes related to judicial status certificates. 

An examination of the documents, self-declaration forms, certificates of judicial status, documentation submitted by the subjects, public officials, Alban Zeneli, Andrea Marto, Arben Ristani, Armando Prenga, Adem Lala Agron Kapllanaj, Artur Bardhi, Adriatik Zotkaj, Edi Paloka, Edmond Themelko, Fatmir Mahdi, Parid Cara, Spartak Braho, Eduart Selami, Tom Doshi, Termet Peçi, Vladimir Costa and Ylli Shehu have notes on self-declaration forms, but not in terms of stopping the exercise of their functions.

The verification of documentation shows that MPs Armando Prenga, Asllan Dogjani, Andrea Marto, Florion Mima and Mayors Artur Bardhi, Adem Lala, Ndrec Dedaj and Zef Hila have no records self-declaration form sections, but their judicial status certificates proved that they been subject to convictions, criminal proceedings or reviews by Albanian courts for offenses which are not included in the prohibition of the exercise of the function,” declared Hoxha.

CEC notes that the aim of the decriminalization law is "to ensure public confidence in the functioning of elected bodies, independent institutions and those established by law and public administration, by preventing the election or appointment, and discharging from public office of persons who have been convicted or against whom security measures have been taken or are not convicted with final decision for committing crimes. Any other interpretation of the provisions of the law on decriminalization is wrong and unconstitutional, and generates automatically the violation of a series of constitutional rights.

“CEC has clearly shown willingness about decriminalization law enforcement. In all cases where prosecution and other bodies have submitted sufficient materials about certain subjects, the CEC did not hesitate for a moment interrupting the mandates of MPs, Mayors or Municipal Councilors," declared Hoxha.