Special Court amendments proceeded to Constitutional Court
(All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Assembly of Kosovo has proceeded two constitutional amendments that open way to establishment of Special Court for Kosovo to the Constitutional Court. Because of this, MPs will not be able to make their final decision on Special Court, before the Constitutional Court will tell them to do so.
Assembly Speaker Kadri Veseli said that these amendments were sent to the Constitutional Court to make sure that they are in harmony with the Constitution.
Veseli said that the war of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) was just; therefore all the doubts should be cleared.
None of the leading or opposition party MPs pronounced themselves regarding this matter to media.
Minority communities might send justice agreement to Constitutional Court
(KTV)
The agreement on justice reached recently in Brussels is expected to end for interpretation at the Constitutional Court. Representatives of non-majority communities are considering this agreement discriminatory and anti-constitutional, due to the fact that the Basic Court and Prosecution in the north will only be composed of Serb and Albanian communities, thus excluding minority communities.
In case that the ethnic composition of the agreement on justice will not change, the minority MPs will send to Constitutional Court.
“Kosovo can never be multi-ethnic is everything happens only between the Serbs and Albanians,” said Duda Balje, Bosniak MP.
She said that they will also complain about this matter to the Prime Minister, the President and all other competent institutions.
Veton Berisha, a representative of the Egyptian community, also supports sending of this agreement to the Court, as he believes that it violates the principle of equality between communities.
In the meantime, Behxhet Shala, chairperson of the Council for Defence of Human Rights and Freedoms (CDHRF) believes that Constitutional Court has enough ground to look into this agreement.
Ministries warn Ranilug/Ranillug about its decision on street names
(Most monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Ministry of local government administration (MLGA) and Ministry of environment and spatial planning (MESP) have warned Ranilug/Ranillug municipality about its decision on naming the streets in this town.
As a result of this warning, Ranilug/Ranillug municipal assembly is expected adopt the list of names in its next meeting, without the name of Slobodan Milosevic and several other names that were considered unacceptable.
A press release issued by the two ministries states that Kosovo cadastral agency has objected the content of the decision with the list of names, as it contains there street names unacceptable, while there were also technical irregularities regarding the table format.
Ranilug/Ranillug Mayor requested in writing from the municipal assembly to review its decision and to amend it, by taking out the proposed street names in question.
The two ministries warned the municipal assembly that legal measures will be taken against it in case these recommendations will not be respected.
Protest against announced police staff changes held in the north
(RTK2&Klan Kosova)
Mayors of the four municipalities in Kosovo north expressed their support to the northern police station commanders. At a protest staged on Monday, they pledged that they will not allow their ousting as it was announced by the Kosovo Police Directorate in Prishtinë/Pristina.
Serbs from northern Kosovo exchanged roles with the policemen. On Monday, they gathered to defend the northern police stations commanders from staff changes. Mayors joined the protest, too.
Mitrovica/Mitrovicë north mayor Goran Rakic said that police commanders in the north enjoy full support of citizens and local government, emphasizing that they will not allow destruction of the system that produces good results.
This concern of the Serbs came after the regional police directorate in the north received a note from KP General Directorate in Prishtinë/Pristina that announces staff changes for this region.
The mayors expressed readiness to compromise with Police Command in Prishtinë/Pristina, and called upon them to sit together and discuss this issue.
Veton Vula the most voted candidate for Ombudsperson’s post
(TV21)
Veton Vula got the most points among the candidates for Ombudsperson, namely he got 88 points. According to the assessment panel, Mazllum Baraliu got 79 points, while Shqipe Ibraj-Mala and Suzanë Novobërdali got 78 points each.
While assessing the report of the panel for selection of candidates for Ombudsperson, the Assembly committee on human rights proposed that four candidates remain in the further proceeding, although the Law and regulation for selection of the Ombudsperson stipulates that only three candidates should be proposed to the Assembly.
