British Embassy to Be Involved in Pristina Chief Prosecutor Election Process

The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council has agreed that the process of selecting Pristina's Chief Prosecutor's Basic Prosecutor to monitor him together with the British Embassy in Kosovo.

This has been disclosed by the Great Britain Embassy's Media Office in Pristina.

The direct involvement of this embassy will take place in order for the process to be fair, transparent and to respect meritocracy.

Kosovo's “Prosecutorial Council has agreed that the British Embassy will be directly involved in the start of this recruiting process, to help and ensure that it is fair, transparent and meritocratic”, media report said.

A media conference will also be organised for the issue tomorrow, where the recruiting process for the position of chief Pristina Constitutional Prosecutor, inviting all who meet the criteria to become part of the race.

The British Embassy of Kosovo has also participated in the process of electing the Agency's Executive Secretary for Comparison and Verification of Property, but has been disappointed by the decision by Kosovo Assembly deputies not to vote on any of the names proposed by the Embassy.

The move, according to the Embassy, was a clear violation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the British Embassy and the Kosovo Assembly.