Skopje, 10 July 2023 (MIA) — Cases in the Administrative Court are assigned randomly through the Automated Court Case Management Information System according to the court rules, Administrative Court president Burim Sejdini told a press conference Monday, stating that cases had not been and would not be assigned to specific judges on any other basis while he was in office.

Dismissing recent allegations of abuse of office, Sejdini said the "anonymous claims" were baseless attempts at discrediting him and the Administrative Court.

"I most responsibly state that none of this is true. There was never any assigning of cases or '190 expired cases'," Sejdini said.

According to him, the Administrative Court duly processes the 6,000 cases it receives each year. There has been no court case backlog in the five years he had been court president, he said.

Regarding allegations that his actions have cost the court a million euros, Sejdini said that he would leave it to members of the public to form their own opinions, stressing that "the Administrative Court is a serious institution and will continue to work conscientiously, transparently and only in accordance with the law."

Commenting on the anonymity of the person who had reported suspicions of wrongdoing, Sejdini said he doubted it was an employee of the court.

"I would really like to know if this person is one of the employees of this court," Sejdini said.

"If so, I should do some serious reexamining of myself and my job. Because when I took on the duties of Administrative Court president, I found 80 employees, including judges. Today that number is 130," he said.

He added he was personally proud of them and their commitment and care they showed during the court's move to its new premises.

Asked about allegations of nepotistic hiring, Sejdini said all employments were in accordance with the law. mr/