Special Appellate reviewed the decision after “Strasbourg” for Antoneta Sevdari

For the first time, a final dismissal decision for former prosecutor Antoneta Sevdari, former member of the KLP, has been reviewed. The review of the dismissal decision by the Special Appeal Commission came after the decision of the Strasbourg court that gave Sevdari the right. It is learned that Sevdari has returned to the system […]

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