“Specialist court distorts KLA war but initiative to abrogate it not right” (KP/Telegrafi)
Vetevendosje officials said in a debate on the specialist chambers and its relations with Kosovo institutions that although they consider the court to be political and aimed at “distorting” the fight for freedom led by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), the initiative for its abrogation is not right. “On 22 December 2017, a group of […]
Read More →Kuburovic: I expect beginning of work of Special Court and continuation of dialogue (BETA, RTS, B92)
Serbian Justice Minister, Nela Kuburovic told BETA news agency she expect the Special Court for KLA crime would soon begin to operate. Kuburovic also said, she believes the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue in Brussels would continue. “I believe the Specialist Chambers would soon start working and that the justice to the victims will be served,” Kuburovic said. […]
Read More →“NISMA will not support initiative on specialist court” (RTK)
Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) MP, Haxhi Shala, said in an interview to RTK that his party will not support initiative for abrogation of the law on specialist chambers. Shala said the party MPs signed the initiative at its outset thinking it was part of the petition launched by KLA associations to amend the existing law. […]
Read More →Apostolova: Abrogation of law on specialist chambers affects Kosovo-EU relations (media)
Head of the EU Office in Kosovo and Special Representative, Nataliya Apostolova, said today at the presentation of priorities during the Bulgarian presidency of the EU that the possible abrogation of the specialist chambers would have serious consequences in Kosovo’s EU integration process. Apostolova also noted that the ratification of border demarcation agreement with Montenegro […]
Read More →Rama: Initiative to abrogate specialist court “orchestrated” (Klan Kosova)
Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, in an interview to the Albanian-based Report TV, spoke about Kosovo and the initiative to abrogate law on specialist chambers which he said was “orchestrated”. At the same time, he said allegations against KLA commanders in the Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty’s report are “science fiction”. “It is […]
Read More →Assembly sends initiative on specialist court to government (media)
Online media report that the Kosovo Assembly presidency has decided to send the initiative for abrogation of the specialist chambers to the government of Kosovo for review. Head of Vetevendosje parliamentary group, Glauk Konjufca, told reporters after the meeting of the presidency that the ball is now in the government’s turf.
Read More →Haziri: Attempt to abrogate specialist court has strained relations with int’l community (Telegrafi)
Deputy leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo, Lutfi Haziri, told RTV Dukagjini that the law on specialist chambers cannot be abrogated through initiatives brought before the Assembly as this could cause “legal chaos”. He said Kosovo could have preceded the establishment of specialist chambers by setting up a court of its own to deal […]
Read More →NISMA’s Krasniqi: Now is not the time to oppose specialist court (RTK)
Head of Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA) national council and party co-founder, Jakup Krasniqi, said in a Facebook post that now is not the right time to oppose the specialist chambers. Instead, now is the time to confront “Zeus’ lightning bolts” no matter how scorching they are. “When talks were underway in 2014 for the establishment […]
Read More →Haradinaj: Kosovo ready to shed light to allegations against KLA (media)
Prime Minister of Kosovo, Ramush Haradinaj, said Kosovo is ready to shed light to allegations of crimes committed by certain individuals, part of the KLA. “It is also in the interest of Kosovo to shed light to any suspicion regarding the past. We have so far done this with utmost honour in all instances. Kosovo […]
Read More →Apostolova: Initiative to abolish special court, dangerous and unprecedented (Kallxo/Zeri)
Kallxo reports that European Union considers the initiative for repealing the specialist chambers to be “dangerous” while the head of the EU Office in Kosovo, Nataliya Apostolova, said such a move would undermine Kosovo’s credibility. “Abrogation of Law on Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecution Office would be a dangerous move undermining rule of law and […]
Read More →Kosovo PM’s brother threatens with “activation of KLA” (RTS, B92)
Member of the Kosovo Assembly Daut Haradinaj says that “the first arrest for the special court” would “activate” the former KLA (“Kosovo Liberation Army.”) The brother of the Kosovo Prime Minister is mentioned as one of the first former members of the KLA to be brought before the Specialist Chambers, set up to deal with […]
Read More →KLA veterans’ associations launch petition against specialist chambers (Telegrafi)
Head of the Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans’ Association, Hysni Gucati, said in a press conference that they consider the specialist chambers to be a biased institution and that it needs to try all those that have committed crimes, including Serbs. Gucati said they have decided to launch a petition against the specialist chambers to […]
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