Albania begins process of vetting judges, prosecutors

TIRANA, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- The process of vetting Albanian judges and prosecutors officially kicked off Monday.

Seen as a key part of a justice reform package, Albanian authorities held an inauguration ceremony at the building where the process will take place.

Natasha Mulaj, chief justice of the Appellate College, said faith in institutions of justice had fallen to an all-time low but a major endeavor would be made to change this.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said that the setting up of bodies that will vet around 800 Albanian justice officials, paved the way towards implementation of justice reform.

He noted that the reform in justice system represented a major step forward on Albania's path towards EU membership.