EULEX failed once again with regards to the special investigation on the case of Azem Syla and the others. According to Syla’s lawyer, Tomë Gashi, all announced sessions for 6, 7 and 8 July 2016 are annulled.

The President of Kosovo Hashim Thaçi, met today with the new Acting Head of EULEX Mission in Kosovo, Bernd Thran, with whom he discussed the cooperation between Kosovo institutions and EULEX after the adoption of the new law and the restructuring of the mission.

“We have established a good tradition of cooperation”, Thaçi said, adding that the cooperation shall continue.

The suspect of terrorism, Slobodan Gavrić, who had entered Kosovo with around 13 kilos of explosive, and who according to the prosecution intended to commit a terrorist attack, was found guilty and sentenced by the Basic Court in Pristina with 13 years of prison.

Gavric had entered Kosovo in December 2014, and had stayed at Grand Hotel. He was stopped by the Kosovo police for a check in “Arbëria” neighborhood in Pristina, while driving a Renault Clio, where the bag full of explosive was found.

EULEX prosecution has requested extension of the detention for Azem Syla and the others, for four more months.

Arrests and indictments have intensified in recent weeks in Kosovo, where the authorities admit more cases need to be targeted to meet the EU criteria for visa liberalisation. 

Kosovo is seeing a surge in police and prosecution actions against organised crime, as law enforcement say cases must be targeted to fulfil the criteria set by the EU to abolish visa requirements for Kosovo.

A European Union prosecutor in Kosovo has filed indictments against 20 people over the sale of visas to the EU’s passport-free Schengen zone for thousands of euros, the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday. Those charged include the son of Kosovo’s late independence leader Ibrahim Rugova.

http://www.euronews.com/newswires/3195825-kosovo-charges-20-over-sale-of-eu-visas/

The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, participated today at “Fol hapur” (Speak Openly) forum organized by “FOL”movement.

He stated that dialogue with Serbia in Brussels should take another direction in order not to become a routine. “Kosovo has correct relations with Serbia and dialogue in Brussels should not become routine and these discussions should take another course and conclude with reciprocal recognition,” Thaci said.

The leader of the Initiative for Kosovo (NISMA), Fatmir Limaj, is suspected to be involved in the execution without trial of Ramiz Hoxha, from village Bellanice, and Selman Binishi, from Banja village. At that time, Limaj was commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in that area.

The Ambassador of the United States of America to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, said that fighting corruption should be a priority for all actors in Kosovo. Delawie made these comments during the round table organized by the Institute for Justice, supported by the U.S. and United Kingdom Embassies in Kosovo. They discussed performance and results of the justice institutions with a focus on fighting corruption.