REACTION FROM THE KOSOVO PROSECUTORIAL COUNCIL
Prishtina, May 7, 2021 - The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC) reacts to the article "Bargains" in justice, "Haxhiu concerned with" powerful groups "within the KPC and KJC", published yesterday, May 6, 2021, in the medium "Koha.net", as well as to the statements of the Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu, which alludes to alleged "powerful groups" and "bargaining" within the prosecutorial system.
The KPC considers that this article, which shows prejudices about alleged "manipulations" for the election of managerial positions by the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, in this case the position of Chief State Prosecutor, is untrue and completely tendentious.
In this context, the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council has accepted with concern the statements of the Minister of Justice, Albulena Haxhiu, which as such are completely unfounded and contradict the separation of powers, thus constituting direct interference in the work of the judiciary, respectively the prosecutorial system.
Therefore, a Minister of Justice, who calls for strengthening the rule of law should refrain from such unsustainable statements. On this occasion we invite the same to show concretely what powerful groups and bargains are in question?!
The election of any position by the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council, including the election of Chief Prosecutors of the respective Prosecution Offices and the Chief State Prosecutor, is based on the Constitution, law, meritocracy, transparency, monitoring of international partners and the highest professional standards, not from the wishes of political parties, certain individuals and interest groups.
The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC) as an independent and impartial body will not allow any interference, tendency or any interest from outside to affect and violate the integrity of important processes, which take place within the constitutional and legal competencies.
