Assembly Speaker Jakup Krasniqi gave a summary of the discussions that he had at the residence of the German Ambassador, in the presence of Germany’s former Ambassador for this region. He claims that he had seven requests at this meeting: 1) EULEX and the government should confirm the failure of Kosovo’s judicial system. 2) The Prime Minister and Minister of Justice should admit publicly that they carry the main responsibility for the complete failure of the judicial system (Prosecution, Judiciary and Prisons). 3) The Prime Minister and Minister of Justice should resign due to the aforementioned failures, and for being the most responsible for the distrust in Kosovo’s judicial system. 4) The special court would condemn all crimes committed during and after the war, including Serbia’s crimes committed in Kosovo. 5) There should be reimbursement by the state for all individuals found not guilty, for any inconveniences caused. 6) Expenses for the defense of all the accused, for the period of war until 22 June 1999, should be borne by the state; 7) The state should cover travel expenses for family members of the prisoners outside Kosovo, since citizens are not guilty for the dysfunction of the judicial system.
Krasniqi added: “I stressed these points even though I personally cannot understand why such a request has not been made to Serbia, as the main party responsible for the crimes during and after the war, not only in Kosovo. There is no country in the region that has more unpunished crimes than Serbia.” Krasniqi said that Ismet Beqiri from LDK, Burim Ramadani from AAK, and Petar Miletic from SLS, were also present at this meeting. According to Krasniqi, PDK representatives arrived late at the meeting.
