Justice minister seeks investigation into Blakaj's resignation if the reasons are not personal

Media today have reported that Blakaj has resigned because of threats he has accepted during his work as prosecutor.

A Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo has resigned from official duty, as reported in the news, on the pretext that it has been threatened as a result of his investigative work. At a time when all our efforts as institutions are being oriented into empowering rule of law and law, such a message is completely unacceptable and deserves emergency treatment by the end of”, Tahiri wrote on Facebook.

He further added that, our <x0) republic is built on principles where rule of law is above all, equal to all, and that no one can rise above it and much less violate the functioning of the law bodies because of the official duty in establishing justice”.

The justice minister has called for full investigation with this case.

If it is officially stated that the Prosecution's reasons for the resignation are beyond personal nature, I consider that a thorough investigation into this case should take place, to see who has threatened the prosecutor, and if independent law enforcement bodies have taken the necessary measures to address and destroy to the end any possible threat to him, whenever and by anyone,”, Tahiri wrote.

He has added that it is not acceptable that a state prosecutor, for his work, falls under threat pressure and chooses to resign as an alternative.

“Crime, corruption, avoid responsibility and abuse in this country, must end forever. The Republic of Kosovo needs competent prosecutors who are accountable for their work only to the law, and no one else and all other bodies are obliged to ensure the compatibility of their work by anyone”, Tahiri wrote.

He says, “will not allow for a moment our state to appear a fragile state and we will not tolerate anyone and anything that is above the law. This case is also an invitation to the heads of the justice system institutions to have a closer co-ordination addressing any system defects, responsible, uncompetitive, and unalterable. Citizens of the Republic of Kosovo have reasonable expectations, trust and must trust the justice system, and we as institutions will never tolerate the deviation of this account”.