Constitutional Court green-lights vetting law

TIRANA, Dec. 22 – Albania’s Constitutional Court has given its seal of approval to the vetting law in a six to two vote. The vote opens the way for the justice reform to be implemented through a thorough vetting of judges and prosecutors in an attempt to weed out corruption in the justice system. Two weeks ago, the expert Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, whose advice Albania’s highest court had sought, said that it had no objections to the constitutionality of the vetting bill as well as to its accordance with international conventions. The vetting law has caused polarization among…