EULEX chief, Bernd Borchardt, said in an interview for KTV that with regards to investigations involving “big fish”, everything depends on the evidence but that he never gave instructions not to arrest someone. “I never said to someone: do not investigate this person. It would kill me if this would be the case. It would be the end of my career. I never want to do such a thing. Everything depends on the evidence”, said Borchardt.

With regards to allegations made by Swiss senator Dick Marty in a report for Council of Europe, Borchardt said EULEX has a supporting role in the investigations process. “We support the Task Force in investigating Marty’s report but they carry out their interviews separately”, he said.

EULEX chief added that regardless of what will be the size of EULEX presence in Kosovo, the mission’s approach will remain the same. “One-third of internationals will be going home. Nevertheless, the mission will have the same goal, support for all ethnicities without political interference”, said Borchardt.