THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 13, 2010
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: February 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
This Document contains information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of the United States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as
INFORMATION REPORT amended. Its transmission or revelation of its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person 3s prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form is prohibited.
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SUBJECT The Ministry of Justice
REPORT 25X1
DATE DISTR. 19 February 1954
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THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. The Minister of Justice is Bilbil Klosi. The Chief of the Personnel Section is
Irfan Dells,] I The Chief of the Legal Section is 25X1
Irkli Nock Chief of the Property Section is
Javer Crapsha
2. The highest judicial body is the High Court. It is authorized to examine any
decision taken by the District Courts and it is composed of a president and
two members who are- nominated by the government.
The personnel of the District Courts are: the Court President, one or more judges,
a Chief Secretary, and a summoner. When the district is very large and has much
work there may be additional personnel including two or more secretaries and one
or more ushers. These courts try all criminal cases such as murders, thefts,
robberies, etc., which are brought before the court by the Public Prosecutor.'s
Office. In addition they also try civil cases such as division of property,
divorces, and cases of injustice against persons. These courts are empowered
to pronounce any sentence up to and including death.
4. The court's president and judges are elected by the people from a list of committees
proposed by the Minister of Justice. The election of judges takes place every three
years except in extraordinary cases when a judge may have died or been terminated
by the Ministry of Justice. The remaining court personnel are appointed by the
Ministry. The judges and the Public Prosecutors are' not necessarily appointed, be-
cause of fitness for the position and many have finished. the elementary school
only. The salary of a District Court President is 5,700 lake a month; a judge's
salary is 5,000 leks a month; a chief secretary's salary is 3,800 to 4,000 leks
a month; a secretary's salary is 3;000 to 3,500 leks a month; and a summoner's
-salary is 2,600 leks a month.
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5. In each district there is a Public Prosecutor who has one or more assistants, a
Chief Secretary, secretaries, and a summoner. The personnel of the District
Prosecutor's Office are appointed by the Central Prosecutor's Office in Tirana
which is also empowered to examine actions taken by the public prosecutors of
the districts. At the time of trial the public prosecutor brings the cases against
the accused and, although the judge is not obliged to adopt the proposals and re-
quests of the public prosecutor, his statements usually carry considerable weight.
This is particularly true in the important cases which involve political deviation,
sabotage, and similar crimes against the state.
6. The trials regardless of their nature are conducted in the open court, except
in rare cases where the government states that a case can be better examined in
secret. In civil cases the complainant is summoned to court by letter and the
accused is also notified in the same way. Both parties may also nominate their
own lawyers. In criminal cases the defense counsel of'the accused person and
witnesses are notified of the time they are to be present in court. Although the
Iefense Counsel is required to protect the rights of the accused this applies in
effect only in the cases which are not important. In important cases the lawyer
may even be reproached for protecting his client too zealously. Other factors
which enter into judgement of the accused are: his social class, Party membership,
and whether he has completed his military service. In many cases the judges of the
court meet with the Secretary of the Workers' Party before making a decision on an
important case. Besides murder and the acts against the State which call for the
death sentence, other actions such as distribution of leaflets, serious damage to
government property, sabotage and robbery, or misusing government property to the
extent of 80 to 100,000 leks are also punidhable by death.
7. The Courts Martial are formed from superior officers from the armed forces and
they try all important cases such as treason and sabotage and other crimes against
the State. These courts are located in all the larger cities in Albania. The
President of the Court for the District of Tirana is Mustafa Iliazi. Perlat Cega,
a Communist from Gjinokaster, is a judge in the Tirana Court. Islam Bluebi, from
Kruje, is a judge in Fier, and .Mico Grammatikos, from Gjinokaster,is a judge at
Sarande.
8. All of the older laws have been replaced since the establishment of the Communist
regime. The penal code which was formerly based on English, German, and Italian
law has been abolished and the new code which is copied from the Soviet has been
in effect since October 1952. The civil code is now administered according to
executive decrees and orders issued by the Party. These laws are sometimes modified
by changes in the Soviet Code and student' lawyers are sent to the USSR to attend
law courses so that they are sufficiently familiar with the Soviet methods.
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