Aldo Bumçi
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Aldo Tonin Bumçi is a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Albania for the Democratic Party of Albania
. He was Minister of Justice
from 2005 to 2007. He is also member of Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights and Committee on European Intergration.
n capital of Tirana
, is a member of the Albanian Parliament, serving a constituency based around the northern Albanian town of Lezhë
. He was elected as a representative of the Democratic Party of Albania
. From 2005 to 2007, he served as the country's Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha
.
Bumçi's term as Minister of Justice was marked by the government's efforts to dismiss the Prosecutor General of Albania, Theodhori Sollaku
. While generally recognized to have been an ineffective Prosecutor General, the proceedings against him in the Parliament were deeply flawed, eventually leading President Alfred Moisiu
to refuse to decree the dismissal. This led to an outcry from the Democratic Party, which claimed to have investigated 83 cases of criminal action by Sollaku
and reached guilty verdicts in all of them in an extraordinarily short period of time. After President Moisiu refused to decree the dismissal, Bumçi became the leading voice of the Democratic Party carrying on the fight to remove Sollaku
.
Democratic Party of Albania
The Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections...
. He was Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice (Albania)
The Ministry of Justice is part of the Albanian government responsible for implementation of government Justice policy. The current minister is Eduard Halimi of the Democratic Party of Albania....
from 2005 to 2007. He is also member of Committee on Legal Affairs, Public Administration and Human Rights and Committee on European Intergration.
Background
Bumçi was born 1974 in the AlbaniaAlbania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
n capital of Tirana
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, is a member of the Albanian Parliament, serving a constituency based around the northern Albanian town of Lezhë
Lezhë
Lezhë is a city in northwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. It is located at and has a population of about 27,500...
. He was elected as a representative of the Democratic Party of Albania
Democratic Party of Albania
The Democratic Party of Albania is a center-right, Conservative, political party in Albania and the leading party in the governing coalition since the 2005 parliamentary elections...
. From 2005 to 2007, he served as the country's Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Sali Berisha
Sali Berisha
Sali Ram Berisha is an Albanian politician and cardiologist, currently the Prime Minister of Albania and the leader of Democratic Party of Albania ....
.
Bumçi's term as Minister of Justice was marked by the government's efforts to dismiss the Prosecutor General of Albania, Theodhori Sollaku
Theodhori Sollaku
Theodhori Sollaku was the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Albania from 2002 to 2007. He was appointed on March 29, 2002, to replace Arben Rakipi, who had been removed from office through a procedure later ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Albania...
. While generally recognized to have been an ineffective Prosecutor General, the proceedings against him in the Parliament were deeply flawed, eventually leading President Alfred Moisiu
Alfred Moisiu
was the fourth President of the Republic of Albania from July 24, 2002 to July 24, 2007. He is the son of Albanian Army general Spiro Moisiu....
to refuse to decree the dismissal. This led to an outcry from the Democratic Party, which claimed to have investigated 83 cases of criminal action by Sollaku
Theodhori Sollaku
Theodhori Sollaku was the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Albania from 2002 to 2007. He was appointed on March 29, 2002, to replace Arben Rakipi, who had been removed from office through a procedure later ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Albania...
and reached guilty verdicts in all of them in an extraordinarily short period of time. After President Moisiu refused to decree the dismissal, Bumçi became the leading voice of the Democratic Party carrying on the fight to remove Sollaku
Theodhori Sollaku
Theodhori Sollaku was the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Albania from 2002 to 2007. He was appointed on March 29, 2002, to replace Arben Rakipi, who had been removed from office through a procedure later ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court of Albania...
.