Skopje, 3 January 2024 (MIA) — The Judicial Council has convened an emergency session to consider its current President Sashko Georgiev's request to end his term of office and to also act on the Administrative Court's ruling regarding the dismissal of the Judicial Council's former president Vesna Dameva.

The session follows the working meeting held earlier in the day during which Judicial Council members reviewed the Administrative Court ruling that annulled the Judicial Council's decision to dismiss Dameva.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Administrative Court published its ruling saying the Judicial Council had failed to provide evidence or elaborate on any reasons underpinning the decision to dismiss Dameva.

Dameva was dismissed last spring upon proposal of Vice-President Selim Ademi. After the dismissal, she filed a lawsuit to the Administrative Court.

Dameva’s dismissal caused a slew of reactions in the public and among experts from the judiciary, who said that the rules of procedure were not respected during her dismissal.

In addition, the EU deployed a peer review mission that came out with 40 recommendations on the functioning of the Judicial Council. nn/mr