The High Prosecutorial Council has elected today the new director of the National Bureau of Investigation. Jon Keta was elected director of the BKH with 11 votes in favor and none against. Representatives of the United States of America were also present at the meeting.
Jon Keta, 37, comes to the head of the BKH after a growing career in the justice system. He first served as a judicial police officer at the former Serious Crimes Department, then as an investigator at the BKH itself and, in the last two months, as the institution's deputy director-in-command.
His name was approved by the Selection Committee and then forwarded for a vote to the High Prosecutorial Council, the institution charged by law with the appointment and termination of the mandate of the director of the National Bureau of Investigation, considered the closest structure to SPAK in the fight against organized crime and high-level corruption.
Jon Keta has 15 years of experience in the justice system and is known for his results in financial and organized crime investigations, areas that also constitute the main axis of the files handled by SPAK. The selection process was extended in time, exceeding the August deadlines. Seven candidates remained in the race, while after the asset and image filter, a shortlist was forwarded to the Selection Commission composed of Altin Dumani, Arben Kraja and Behar Dibra.
Although there was talk of a cold climate between the three prosecutors due to previous clashes related to the functioning of the BKH in relation to SPAK, Jon Keta's candidacy seems to have brought them together. Expectations are that with the new director, normal cooperation between the BKH and SPAK will be restored, after the tense relations that accompanied the five-year mandate of the previous director, Aida Hajnaj.
At the end of its mandate, the conflicting relations between the two institutions were made public through mutual complaints, which is expected to never happen again, both for the KLP itself and for international partners.
Meanwhile, the High Prosecutorial Council has also announced the next phase for the selection of the next head of SPAK. On December 11, the hearing of the four candidates in the race will take place: Doloresa Musabelliu, Adnan Xholi, Klodian Braho and Elvin Gokaj.
On December 18, the mandate of Special Chief Prosecutor Altin Dumani ends, while the new head of SPAK will have a three-year mandate, just like his two predecessors.
