Kostett says Kosovo holding up corruption

The United States' Ambassador to Pristina, Philip Costet, said Kosovo continues to be curbed by corruption, attacks against journalists, expulsion of foreign citizens without a fair process and violence against minorities.

Costnet made his comments in Titter, following the publication of the U.S. State Department of Human Rights report in 2018.

This report, in part for Kosovo, posed problems: “the mandatory return of refugees or asylum seekers, the political corruption in government, violence and violent threats against journalists, and attacks against members of ethnic minorities or other marginalised communities”.

The report particularly highlighted the case of the expulsion of six Turkish citizens from Kosovo to Turkey, where they, reportedly, have sought “under vague charges”.

The deportation, which took place in March last year, continues to cause reactions from various circles to the way it was accomplished.

NGOs and the Ombudsman institution in Kosovo have said the government has denied the right to Turkish citizens to seek asylum or appeal the decision to expel them before the court.

The president, prime minister and Kosovo Assembly Speaker had said they had no knowledge of the case.