Opposition announces blockade of Monday’s session
(All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Joint political entities of the opposition persist on not to giving up the blockade of Kosovo Assembly. Vetëvendosje MP Shqipe Pantina says that opposition MPs will also protest in the plenary session of the Assembly which has been called for Monday.
Opposition has made it clear that it will use teargas even in Monday to prevent normal proceeding of the session.
According to Albert Krasniqi of Kosovo Democratic Institute, which monitors Assembly’s work, the work of MPs from the ruling parties at a time when the Assembly is undergoing blockade for four months, impacts on the Assembly’s work seriousness and in its results.
On the other hand, PDK caucus leader Adem Grabovci told Kosovapress that Monday’s session will be held irrespective to the pressure and blockade that MPs of the ruling parties might face.
“It will be decided about next year’s budget, and this will happen,” Grabovci insists.
Four vehicles of Kosovo institutions burned
(All monitored broadcasters, KTV)
Four vehicles of different institutions in Kosovo were set ablaze in a coordinated activity carried out on Saturday. Police reports that a vehicle of Court of Appeal was burned in Prizren, and one other in Pejë/Pec town. In the latter case, the vehicle was owned by the Court of Offence.
A vehicle of Kosovo Tax Administration was also set ablaze in Mitrovicë/Mitrovica and a vehicle owned by the Prosecution in Gjilan/Gnjilane.
Police says that it has carried intensive investigations to shed light on these cases.
Djuric refutes media reports that northern police officers do not wear KP uniform
(KTV)
Kosovo Police commander for Mitrovica/Mitrovicë north region, Nenad Djuric, refuted the reports that several police officers in the north are hesitating to wear Kosovo Police uniform.
Djuric said that all the things that have been reported in the media are false.
Djuric said that police officers in the north, including all the units, wear their uniforms as all the other officers.
“All these information have been leaked to deteriorate the peace that exists in our region. The person that spoke with Kosovapressis a member of Kosovo Police, but he is not a police officer,” Djuric said.
Kamenicë/Kamenica Serbs integrate in Kosovo institutions
(KTV)
Serbs in the municipality of Kamenicë/Kamenica, although not in big numbers, have started to integrate in state institutions. Three of them already got employed in the Main Family Medicine Centre of this town.
Naser Shabani is only one of many Kamenicë/Kamenica citizens, who receives medical services from the Serb nurse Maja Pavic. Shabani says that nationality of the nurse is not a problem to him.
Maja Pavic, who works for a year now in the Family Medicine Centre on this town, said that she always had this profession in mind. Working among the Albanians is no obstacle at all for her.
Her work was positively evaluated by municipal officials, too.
Similar cases when Serbs accept to be integrated in state institutions are also in the Municipality of Lipjan/Lipljane. Meanwhile, around 9% of the Kamenicë/Kamenica population are Serbs.
Many flaws in proceedings by regular courts
(Friday, 11 December, KTV)
Significant flaws continue to accompany proceedings by regular courts in Kosovo. Indicators that measure quality of performance, published in the second edition of Justice Monitor by the OSCE, note that there violations of human rights of individuals to trial within a reasonable period of time and violations of the rights of access to justice.
The publication is based on data that came out of monitoring of 3227 court hearings in 1957 cases in Kosovo courts since 1 July 2014.
Among others, the findings note that 27% of hearings were unproductive, while the reasons include problems with summoning of parties and witnesses, failure of the judge, prosecutor or lawyer to appear in the hearing, or their unpreparedness for the case.
Furthermore, in 342 monitored cases, OSCE assessed clear ground for appeals based on constitutional rights, while concerns were also expressed regarding the independence and impartiality of 10% of the judges monitored.
