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Law enforcement and equal treatment of citizens in Albania : the need for a renewed agenda
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prosecutors. HCP and General Prosecutor are responsible institutions to guarantee that prosecution conducts the activity per the legal requirements for equal treatment of citizens before the law. In all reports, including the 2020 Albanian Security Barometer, the prosecution institution is among the least trusted institutions by the citizens. Although, after the justice reform, awareness has increased and'transparency programs' have been created, citizens are sceptical about the work of the prosecution and expect more concrete results. 4.6 HIGH INSPECTOR OF JUSTICE The High Inspector of Justice is the institution responsible for verifying complaints, initiating investigations of possible abuses, and initiating disciplinary proceedings against judges and prosecutors of all levels, members of the High Judicial Council, members of the High Prosecution Council, and General Prosecutor. For the verification of complaints or the investigation of disciplinary violations against the subjects, the Inspector can proceed based on the written complaint of any person concerned natural or legal person, or a public body. The High Inspector investigates suspected violations mainly, based on public data or provided in the framework of institutional and thematic inspections, on every aspect of the work of the judiciary. So, this institution is the fundamental internal mechanism of control and supervision of the judicial system. The office of the High Inspector of Justice has a consolidated protocol and system of registering and examining the complaints. During 2021, the office has administered almost four thousand complaints against officials of the judiciary system, 1253 of these are being inspected, while 32 decisions have been issued to initiate disciplinary investigation . 16 20F This high level of complaints indicates possible violations of the principle of equality before the law and the high level of distrust of citizens in the decisions of justice institutions. 16 The official website of the High Inspector of Justice updates the number of complaints daily. For more information visit https://ild.al/sq/kreu/ 22