Suspects of Judge Simmons' biography accusing of corruption in EULEX

A little-known lawyer in Britain rose so high in office that he became one of Kosovo's most powerful judges, despite lack of credentials to serve as international court, especially given the controversy over his previous posts in the Western Balkans.

In such a way, Natalia Zaba's investigative script published in “see-whistleblowing.org” a platform consisting of more than 30 international organisations from 13 Southeast European countries aimed at fighting corruption.

It's Malcolm Howard Simmons who has given an interview to the French newspaper “Le Monde” accusing the EU of sending a political and non-legal mission like EULEX to Kosovo, in this writing it is said to have no such good past, broadcast Insander.

Although the most powerful judge in EULEX, Simmons never served as judge in England or Wales, based on Supremes in the United Kingdom information. Under a 2000 UN regulation, international judges must have at least five years of working experience as judges in their countries before being sent to Kosovo.

Malcolm Howard Simmons has placed on many critical cases in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina over a period of 11 years, even though he has never been placed in any position as judges in his United Kingdom country.

Essential experience and training are usually conditional on serving as international judges.

According to this writing, despite lack of experience, Simmons has served in many courts in Kosovo, including the Supreme Court as well as a Bosnian war crimes tribunal, according to media reports and courts in that country.
But he is best known for the case of Commander Celiku, Fatmir Limaj in 2013, where he served as chairman of the court case “Klicka” considered by the Centre for Humanitarian Law as one of the most important war crimes trials in Kosovo.

Simmons was also chairman of the Judicial Chamber in the Supreme Court of Kosovo and tried war crimes cases that were handled during 2015 and ruled on criminal cases involving illegal smuggling of migrants both inside and outside Kosovo. These cases were tried during 2013 and 2014.

In 2014, Simmons was appointed head of judges in the EU mission for rule of law in Kosovo, EULEX. He was sent there in 2008 by the Foreign Office and” Commonwealth Office (FCO)” in Britain. He resigned this Thursday, making accusations of corruption, while EULEX said he “was being investigated in connection with serious charges against him” since last year.

EULEX has cost the EU 63m euros annually, with over 800 employees. But EULEX has been the source of several scandals in recent years, including allegations of bribery, corruption, concealing facts and even retaliation. Simmons statements are the latest charges about EULEX.