Serb MPs expected to return to Assembly over special court (Zeri)
The Assembly of Kosovo is expected to vote within a few weeks on the special court that will address war crimes allegations. According to the paper, Serbian List MPs will be present at the Assembly and will vote in favor of the establishment of this court. Nenad Rasic, an MP from the Democratic Progressive Party, told the paper that Serbian List MPs would return just in time to vote in favor of the special court. Rasic also said that Serb MPs would negotiate the conditions for their return. Meanwhile, government officials in Pristina are ruling out a compromise with the Serbian List for their return to the institutions.
Ymeri: UN cannot establish special court (Zeri)
The leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, Visar Ymeri, told Zeri on Tuesday that if the Kosovo Assembly does not adopt the proposal on the special court, the United Nations would not be able to establish such a court. “The United Nations can establish a court in case of suspicions of genocide and serious crimes against humanity. Crimes that the special court is expected to address do not belong in these groups,” Ymeri said. He reiterated that the Vetevendosje Movement will vote against the establishment of the special court, “because it violates the basic principles of the state of Kosovo”. Ymeri also didn’t rule out protests against the special court.
MPs collecting signatures for investigation committee on SHIK (Koha)
A group of assembly members from the ruling coalition and the opposition are collecting signatures from fellow MPs in order to set up a parliamentary committee that would investigate the activity of the former Kosovo Intelligence Service. The MPs will have to collect at least 40 signatures before submitting the proposal to the assembly presidency.
Assembly President wants all crimes to be investigated (RTK/Express)
Kadri Veseli, the President of the Kosovo Assembly, wants all post-war crimes in Kosovo to be investigated and not only the Kosovo Intelligence Service that emerged from the former Kosovo Liberation Army. Blerim Latifi, Veseli’s political advisor, told Express on Tuesday that President Veseli believes Kosovo has bigger and more important issues to address at this point. “It should also be clear that no one can conduct political investigations against the Kosovo Liberation Army and mechanisms that emerged from it, such as the Kosovo Intelligence Service. If the 39 MPs agree that there should be investigations into all post-war killings, illegal wealth, usurpations, extortion and other negative phenomena, President Veseli will be the first to support such an initiative,” Latifi said.
Police directors discuss irregular migration (Kosova Sot)
The Serbian Police Director Milorad Veljovic received in a meeting on Tuesday the Director of the Kosovo Police, Shpend Maxhuni. Veljovic and Maxhuni discussed the issue of irregular migration of people from Kosovo, who through Serbia are going to European countries. They also discussed the joint fight against organized crime, as well as security along the border crossing points between Kosovo and Serbia.
UNMIK donates computers to regional hospital in Gjilan (Kosova Sot)
The United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) donated 15 computers to the Regional Hospital in Gjilan/Gnjilane. The director of the hospital, Abdylatif Latifi, said that the equipment donated by UNMIK will increase the quality of services for patients, regardless of nationality. He said that they will continue to have good cooperation with UNMIK.
