“Partizani” file: Constitutional Court partially upholds Berisha’s request, sends the security-measure case back to the Supreme Court

The Constitutional Court has partially upheld the appeal of Democratic Party leader Sali Berisha, annulling the decision of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court and returning the case to that court for reconsideration, in connection with the “obligation to appear” security measure imposed by the GJKKO in the “Partizani” file.

As journalist Anila Hoxha reports, the decision was taken by a majority of votes, after examining Berisha’s request for the annulment of the decisions of the Special Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, which he had challenged as incompatible with the Constitution.

In its decision, the Constitutional Court ruled to annul the decision of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court, dated 22 April 2025, as incompatible with the Constitution, and to send the case back to the Supreme Court for reconsideration.

It is recalled that a day earlier, the eight judges of the Constitutional Court met to examine Berisha’s request concerning the “obligation to appear” security measure.

The session was held behind closed doors and the court was expected to take a decision on the matter. The full text of the decision and its reasoning by the Constitutional Court are now awaited.

Today’s decision relates to Berisha’s constitutional appeal against the earlier court decisions, while the case will now be reconsidered by the Supreme Court.