Adriatik Llalla

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Adriatik Llalla

Professional career

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==Professional career==
==Professional career==
He started his career as a Judicial police officer in [[Lushnjë]] District Prosecutor's Office, where he worked as a prosecutor for three years. He was Prosecutor of [[Kavajë]] and Head Prosecutor of [[Fier]] until 2005. He was Deputy Head Prosecutor in Tirana from 2005 to 2008. He joined the Prosecutorial Council in 2006 and was its chairman from 2007 to 2008. In 2008, he was elected Head of the High Inspectorate of the Declaration and Audit of Assets. In 2010, he was elected Head of the Integrity Experts' Network. On 3 December 2012, he was appointed General Prosecutor of Albania under the right-wing government of [[Sali Berisha]] and with the consent of the majority of the Albanian Parliament.
He joined the Prosecutorial Council in 2006 and was its chairman from 2007 to 2008. In 2008, he was elected Head of the High Inspectorate of the Declaration and Audit of Assets. In 2010, he was elected Head of the Integrity Experts' Network.
On 12 December 2017, Lalla's five-year term expired. On 13 February 2018, announced his resignation from Judiciary, not wishing to continue his career as a simple prosecutor [https://www.occrp.org/en/news/albania-jails-former-general-prosecutor-for-corruption Albania Jails Former General Prosecutor for Corruption] a move that was interpreted as an attempt to avoid the vetting process from Independent Qualifications Commission [https://top-channel.tv/english/public-commissioner-former-pg-didnt-resign-properly-he-should-undergo-vetting-law/ Public Commissioner: “Former PG didn't resign properly. He should undergo vetting law”]

In the summer of 2016, the Prosecutor General received numerous messages containing threats against his life and that of his family. The messages (written and telephone), which came from [[Albanian mafia|organized crime gangs]] that the Prosecutor General's Office was investigating at the time, were considered serious and the Lalla family was initially placed under heavy guard. Several EU countries were willing to offer hospitality to the Lalla family, and Germany (the name of the country was kept secret for several years) was finally chosen, where his wife, in advanced pregnancy, and his two children moved permanently in the autumn of that year.[https://top-channel.tv/english/exclusive-prosecutor-general-threatened-moves-family-to-another-country/ Exclusive/ Prosecutor General threatened, moves family to another country]

===Contentious issues during his term of office as Prosecutor General===
===Contentious issues during his term of office as Prosecutor General===
On 3 December 2012, the President of Albania announced that he had selected Adriatic Lalla for the post of [[Prosecutor General (Albania)|Prosecutor General]]. The selection was ratified by the Parliament of the country with 75 votes in favor ([[Democratic Party of Albania|PD]]) while 54 MPs of the [[Socialist Party of Albania|Socialist Party]] abstained. As soon as he took office, he immediately rehired six prosecutors previously dismissed by his PS -appointed predecessor, [[Ina Rama]].[https://balkaninsight.com/2012/12/11/albania-new-prosecutor-takes-office/ Albania's New Prosecutor Vows to Tackle Crime]
On 3 December 2012, the President of Albania announced that he had selected Adriatic Lalla for the post of [[Prosecutor General (Albania)|Prosecutor General]]. The selection was ratified by the Parliament of the country with 75 votes in favor ([[Democratic Party of Albania|PD]]) while 54 MPs of the [[Socialist Party of Albania|Socialist Party]] abstained. As soon as he took office, he immediately rehired six prosecutors previously dismissed by his PS -appointed predecessor, [[Ina Rama]].[https://balkaninsight.com/2012/12/11/albania-new-prosecutor-takes-office/ Albania's New Prosecutor Vows to Tackle Crime]
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