LDK: CEC has no say in Isa Mustafa’s election
(Klan Kosova, KTV)
LDK and Isa Mustafa continue the open fight against civil society and anyone that disagrees with internal elections in this political party. In a long explanation issued for media, LDK qualified the calls for Central Elections Commission (CEC) to assess the legitimacy of Isa Mustafa’s election at the head of this party as absurd.
LDK said that civil society representatives came out openly against Isa Mustafa.
According to LDK, their convention was monitored by CEC and the United States Embassy.
“We welcome CEC’s role in monitoring the Convention, but it is not at the legal nature of CEC, which is composed of different parliamentarian political party representatives, to interfere in democratic elections processes of a political entity. It must be clear that LDK decides for elections in the Democratic League of Kosovo,” LDK underlined in its explanation.
In the meantime, one of the delegates of LDK’s 8th Convention, Rexhep Gjergji, said that pressure on delegates was big and they were even asked to make a photo of their hand watch when casting their vote for Isa Mustafa.
Around ten PDK MPs against Special Court
(TV21)
PDK continues the efforts to persuade its MPs that have expressed themselves against establishment of Special Court. However, Special Court objectors seem to be firm in their stances.
There are around ten PDK MPs who said they will vote against Special Court’s establishment, sources within this party say. PDK caucus convened on Tuesday trying to persuade them.
Nonetheless, MP Nait Hasani said that no possible pressure will be able to change his stance against this Court.
LDK MP and Assembly legislation committee member, Armend Zemaj, says that it is not only technical details that are not allowing the bill on Special Court to proceed to the Assembly. According to him, the content aspect of the bill is preventing this from happening.
Zemaj says that he is against the term genocide in this bill, adding that this is one of the main disagreements. Zemaj said that under any circumstance the term genocide comes into contradiction with the constitution and the applicable laws.
1,375 corruption cases addressed in three months
(Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
1.375 corruption cases have been addressed to Kosovo prosecutions only for the three month period, January-March this year, while only 101 such cases have been solved.
These statistics on corruption cases were presented by FOL Movement on Tuesday. They were under investigation of Kosovo police, prosecution, courts and statistics of the Office of National Coordinator on Combating Economic Crimes.
Corruptive cases that the prosecution has received are related to bribery giving and receiving, abuse of official duty and official authority.
Mustafa: Public administration reform according to European standards
(All monitored broadcasters, RTK1)
Prime Minister of Kosovo Isa Mustafa pledged on Tuesday that the government he leads will implement public administration reform process according to the European standards.
Prime Minister Mustafa made these comments at the launch of session on priorities of public administration reform, where the Director for Enlargement Policy and Strategy in the European Commission Jean-Eric Paquet also took part.
Vetëvendosje activists did not appear in court
(Most monitored broadcasters, TV21)
Twenty-two Vetëvendosje Movement activists, who are suspected of overturning EULEX vehicles in 2009, had to appear in front of justice on Tuesday, but they did not show up at all at Prishtinë/Pristina Basic Court, where the case against them was proceeded.
Vetëvendosje spokesperson Frashër Krasniqi said that they did not consider their presence in court reasonable. He said that they did not do anything to be convicted.
Krasniqi underlined that they will also act the same way in July, when the next session for this case has been planned to take place.
Administration of Kosovo Prosecutions announce boycott
(TV21)
Administration staff of Kosovo Prosecutions have announced that entire administration will boycott work if they are not paid their work experience of 0.5% until 20 June.
Representative of Kosovo Prosecutions Union, Sadri Llumnica, said that employees of Kosovo prosecutions’ administration are too frustrated by the fact that their work experience has not been paid, same as in all other institutions of Kosovo.
