Convicted criminals from Kosovo and Serbia only have to cross each other’s borders in order to escape serving jail sentences for the crimes that they committed.

Lemja Xhema got a hero’s welcome when she arrived in the town of Fushe Kosove near Pristina earlier this month, campaigning for votes in a municipal election.

In some other countries however, Xhema would have been in jail, not running for election.

http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-and-serbia-offer-havens-for-jail-dodgers-09-16-2015