Kosovo’s Prime Minister, Isa Mustafa, while reporting to the Kosovo Assembly on Friday, said that the establishment of the special court which will address war crimes allegations, does not affect the independence of the judiciary in Kosovo. According to him, the actions of the government regarding the special court are based on the exchange of letters between Kosovo and the EU. He reminded MPs that this correspondence was ratified by the Assembly of Kosovo in 2014.

Mustafa also said that the special court will deal with individual cases and not with the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) war. Meanwhile, the leader of the Vetevendosje Movement, Visar Ymeri said that Kosovo cannot be independent if the international community is still within the institutions of Kosovo.