Ombudsman for Periscope: We are unable to communicate with the Roma woman, there is lack of translation

The Roma woman is continuing to stay at Ferizaj Regional Police Station, while officials from the Ombudsman and the Centre for Social Goods are staying with her side a few days ago.

ombudsman, Hilmi Yashhar in a promotion for Periscope has said they are in the phase of the case investigation, while the situation calls it very sensitive.

Right now we're in the case investigation phase. Our representatives are in Ferizaj and are handling the case right now. It's a sensitive situation, but our main focus is on interacting with the police, the Centre for Social Affairs and courts, for steps to take, and all of this in accordance with the legal actions that are in place, Yasar said of Periscop.

He also reveals a problem they are facing in relation to the victim. He says they are failing to communicate with him and that they lack real time translation at the station where the Roma woman is located.

The Roma woman has so far refused to contact the responsible authorities. It is a problem of communication because it speaks only in German and her native language. There's also a lack of real-time translations at the station. In addition to some of the processes that seem to be problematic in all this potentially serious situation, Jashar adds.

Kosovo Assembly MP, from party ranks 6+, Albert Kinoll today in a campaign for Periscope spoke of the Roma woman who was twice attacked this week because of claims that she kidnapped children.

Kinoll said that along with Kosovo institutions, they are trying to find a solution for this woman, writes Periscopi.

“Rasti occurred two days ago in Lipjan, when several minors and high school teenagers have beaten this Roma woman, driven by some written media, as if this woman was a kidnapping of children, and in that context some citizens have reacted unjustly, who, being not informed, have beaten the” said of Periscope.

“I have called the Kosovo Police, I have contacted two days ago with Kosovo Police General Director Rashit Shalaj, and he has agreed with the Lipjan regional police in agreement with Kosovo institutions, those two days ago have sheltered this woman in a shelter in Lipjan, after several hours, she has voluntarily left that shelter so that today she was found in the centre of Ferizaj, where by an irresponsible person, in the middle of the city has been beaten brutally, where police housed at the police station, where she is now the victim. For now I am on my way, to look at and announce from the site of the event what the situation is like with this victim is and to agree with the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, to see what the best solution for this Roma woman, who has unjustly twice been beaten”, Kinoll said.

Ferizaj Regional Police official Mehmetal Hajdini has confirmed this afternoon Periscope The arrest of the bribe who was seen brutally attacking the woman in question.

The caller has been identified and arrested. We've been in his residence at first, but the suspicious person hasn't been found at home, Heidi said.

This is the second time the same person is physically assaulted. Two days ago, the case had occurred in Lipjan, where police had identified a 17-year-old suspect and later released him in regular procedure.

In addition, the Roma woman has been publicly lynched, with reactions from politicians, civil society and various nongovernmental organisations as a cause./ P ERISCOPI/