Member of the KPK

Besim S. Kelmendi was born on 21.03.1962 in the village of Ruhot, Municipality of Peja
School preparation:
The primary school in Trestenik i Peja,
Gymnasium in Peja,
Faculty of Law at the University of Pristina,
The Jurisprudence Exam in Pristina,
The exam for a misdemeanor judge in Pristina,
Master’s degree – direction of jurisprudence at the International University of Struga,
Master’s degree – criminal management at the Business College in Prishtina,
Doctorate at the European University of Tirana

International trainings and seminars:
USA Certified Trainer – NITA Program
Other trainings in USA, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Netherlands, Hungary, Belgium, Slovenia, Romania, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro

Work experience:
From 22.04.2022 and currently Acting Chief State Prosecutor
Before:
Prosecutor in the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor,
Special Prosecutor in the Special Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Kosovo,
Prosecutor in the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor,
Judge at the former District Court in Pristina,
Professional associate at the Supreme Court of Kosovo,
Professional associate at the former District Court in Pristina,
Interpreter at the former District Court in Pristina,
Secretary at the “Sami Frashëri” Gymnasium in Pristina, and
Intern at the former District Court in Prishtina,
Other commitments:
– Two years chairman and two years deputy/chairman of the Council of the Kosovar Anti-Corruption Agency,
– Nine years member of the Commission for Mediation,
– Four years Chairman of the National Council for the prevention and sanctioning of negative events in sports and member of the National Authority Against Trafficking in Human Beings in Kosovo
– Member of the Program Council at the Academy of Law
– Coordinator for human trafficking cases
– Member of the National Authority against human trafficking
– Coordinator for cases of attacks on journalists
– Members of the working groups for drafting the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo and the Criminal Procedure Code of Kosovo, as well as many other laws in the criminal field
– Member of the Commission for normative issues in the Prosecution Council of Kosovo
Chairman and member of the Disciplinary Commissions in the Prosecution Council of Kosovo
Engagements as lecturer, trainer and legal expert: Currently: Lecturer at “BIZNESI” College in Pristina and Trainer at the Law Academy of Kosovo, while he was also:
Lecturer on practical issues – Legal Clinic for students of the Public University of Pristina – Faculty of Law in Pristina, Lecturer at the European College of Kosovo in Pristina
Lecturer at the Institute of the American University in Kosovo for the justice system.
Lecturer at Gjilani College – Unit in Pristina
Trainee at the Doctoral School – Republic of Albania, for court representation skills
Trainer at the Police Academy in Vushtrri, for basic and advanced courses
Trainer for prosecutors and lawyers of the Western Balkans in Croatia – Dubrovnik,
Trainer for candidates for the bar exam
Trainer for journalists in various Kosovo media
Trainer of Kosovo lawyers
Trainer of officials for gender equality, Trainer of officials of the Unit for the protection of victims, Trainer of officials of the Probation Service of Kosovo, Trainer of officials in the Committee of Experts for Minor Issues
Trainer in many trainings organized by the Institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, the American Embassy, ​​UNDP, ABACEELI, OSCE, etc. So far he has published: 1. “The role of lay judges in Kosovo”, Special brochure, year 2001, Pristina
2. “Security measures of the defendant in the criminal procedure”, Legal Center of Kosovo, 2004, Pristine3.”Witnesses according to the Code of Criminal Procedure of Kosovo”, scientific journal “BIZNESI”, year 1, no. 1, 2008, Prishtina4. “Direct questioning of the witness as part of the development of judicial skills”, scientific magazine “BIZNESI”, no. 7, 2010 Prishtina5. “Indirect questioning of the witness as part of the development of judicial skills”, scientific magazine “BIZNESI”, no. 9-10, 2012 Prishtina6.”Trafficking of human beings in the times of globalization, Special overview for Kosovo”, University of Zenica in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2013.
7. General guidelines on procedural witness protection measures – best European practice in the Kosovo dispute, as co-author, published by NI-CO, funded by the European Union, November 2014
7. Preventing Human Trafficking in the Western Balkans – a Particular Review in Albania, Kosovo and Serbia, published in the Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, MCSR Publishing, Vol.6 No.2, March 2015, Rome – Italy
8. Independence of judicial and prosecution system in Kosovo, published in European Scientific Journal, February 2015 edition vol.11, No.4, 2015
9. Identification, the initial reference and interviewing victims in trafficking,

published in the European Journal of Research in Social Sciences (EJRSS), Vol. 3 No. 2, 201510. “Fundamentals of the Justice System”, published by “Business” College in Pristina, 2011, reprint 2015.
11. – Caring for victims of human trafficking, published in the scientific journal “ECK” of the European College of Kosovo no. 1, 2015
12. Illegal migration and smuggling of migrants in Kosovo, published in the scientific journal “ECK” of the European College of Kosovo no. 2-3, 2016
13. Crime analysis: Organized crime, human trafficking and migrant smuggling, published in the scientific journal “ECK” of the European College of Kosovo no. 6, 2017
14. “Forms of documents in criminal procedure” as co-author, published by the Academy of Law (former Judicial Institute of Kosovo) and GIZ, Prishtina, 2017
15. Trafficking in human beings” published by the European College of Kosovo, Pristina 2017
16. Terrorism as a risk for the security of Kosovo, published by the Institute of Knowledge Management, International Journal, Vol 43.5. Skopje, December 2020
17 Contemporary juvenile crime in the republic of Kosovo in the period 2015-2020, co-author, published in the Journal of Positive School Psychology, 2022, Vol. 6, No. 2, 5890– 5902, http://journalppë.com

In the Academy of Law from 2008 to 2021, he has published several modules:
– Human trafficking
– Witnesses in criminal proceedings
– Development of judicial skills – co-author
– Criminal Code – special part – Criminal offenses against life and body, criminal offenses against rights in labor relations and criminal offenses against sexual integrity
– The state prosecutor, the defender, the witness and the injured party and the defendant as parties in the criminal procedure

Participation in scientific conferences:
1. International scientific conference entitled: “Higher education, massification and its challenges towards European integration” – topic of the statement “Judicial Institute of Kosovo”, Tirana, 20122. International scientific conference entitled: “Effects of global risk in countries in transit” – Title of the statement: “Trafficking in human beings in the age of globalization – with a special focus on Kosovo”, Pejë, 29-30 May 20133. International scientific conference entitled: “100 years of Justice and Doctrine” – Title of the statement: “The rights of the injured in the criminal procedure – comparative aspects Kosovo-Albania”, Tirana, 09 May 20134. International scientific conference entitled: “Days of Albanian studies” – Title of the Statement: “Protection of trafficked victims” , Tirana, 01-04 May 2014
5. The 4th International Conference On Social Sciences, title of the paper: “Preventing Human Trafficking in the Western Balkans – a Particular Review in Albania, Kosovo and Serbia”, February 27, 2015, Bucharest, Romania.6. The 4-th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Integrating Science in New Global Challenges, title of the statement: “The Rights of Injured Parties in Criminal Procedure,
Comparative Aspects Albania – Kosovo”, 27-29 March 2015, Dobrovnik, Croatia
7. The 3rd Global Virtual Conference, title of the presentation: Illegal migration and smuggling of migrants in Kosovo, Zilina, Slovakia, April, 6. – 10. 2015.
8. Scientific conference “Emergency management is the vanguard of Kosovo’s economic development and the security of its future – Paper presented on the topic “Terrorism and organized crime as a threat to Kosovo’s security”, July 29, 2017, Prishtina
9. Scientific conference on the features of emergency management in the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ways of establishing normality, the topic “Legal infrastructure in Kosovo for the prevention and fight of communicable diseases during the Covid-19 pandemic”, Pristina, Kosovo, 10 December 2020
10. International colloquium program of “HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND REFUGEE LAË” online held by the Justice Academy of Turkey in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency and South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP). 23-25 ​​February 2021/Ankara, Turkey
11. 2 nd International Conference on Social Science, Management And Technology In Covid Era organized by Indian Academicians and Researchers Association in association with the Institute for Scientific Research and Development (ISRD), Montenegro, Paper presented on the topic: Contemporary juvenile crime in the republic of Kosovo in the period 2015-2020, co-author, 19 December 2021.