Kosovo's” Justice Without the Courage to Judge Crime in Top Account”

Betim Musliu from Kosovo Institute for Justice IKD has said that justice institutions have failed to target high profile cases of organised crime and corruption. He says that because of high pressure Kosovo's justice institutions have tried to create mechanisms that they are fighting [...]
He says that because of high pressure Kosovo's justice institutions have tried to create mechanisms that are fighting corruption and organised crime, and that, according to him, is designed to deceive Kosovo citizens and internationals.
“Need to fail results to corruption are born after demands by internationals. Under pressure from Kosovo institutions have been forced to create mechanisms to say that we are fighting organised crime”, Musliu said at “Express Interview” on KTV.
According to Musliu, it is the Prosecutorial Council itself, through Reshat Milak, which has violated its criteria in targeting cases, only following low and medium profiles.
The destruction of these cases is designed to increase the number of cases and to commit a fraud that organized crime and corruption are being fought. If we look at the cases targeted, then we can see that this is a” fraud, Musliu said.
He says that only lower and medium-profile cases have been targeted, until high-profile cases through which there is potential for seizure of property, according to him, have been done nothing.
“essentially targeted medium- and low-profile cases, but to high profile it seems there is no courage to target”, says Musliu, while citing high-profile cases that are not targeted like the one of Uke Rugova's visa fraud, the case “Toka” involving Azem Syla, the case against Cemil Mustafa, the <x4proto<5>, and the one against Pal Lekatt.
He says the justice system is influenced by politics, and it is not those cases that are introduced into procedure and received due punishment.
There are 51 cases that are targeted, and out of them 15 are finished in cut form. Punishments are ridiculous. There are a small number of cases when they were sentenced to effective prison sentences, but belonging to the lower account”, he said.
He expresses conviction that the legal basis is remarkable, but it is not being implemented.
These prosecutors have never applied for property seizures. These prosecutors have largely been influenced by the charges they have filed. Power has been used to pursue their opponents within the justice system that serves to inflict persecution of individuals. Presenting these charges is never worthy of”, he said.
According to him, if it continues to be this level we have today then there will be no international investment due to security, nor will citizens themselves be certain of their jobs because of the legal problems that exist.
In cases where a prosecutor conducts an investigative process, he has all institutions available, which with a request in court he can go very deep and he can prove the wealth gained by criminal activity, and with these doubts could make an indictment through which he should seek the seizure of property. The court must prove that if that property is acquired by criminal acts, it should be confiscated. At present, a strong weapon is held by the Court, which may require the suspected person to bring in all evidence that he owns how he made his fortune legally and if he is not proven then his property is confiscated”, Musliu said.
However, Musliu says that in relation to the countries of the region, Kosovo is no longer at all.
Serbia, Montenegro, Albania and Northern Macedonia do not stay better than we did at”, he said.
Musliu has said that, “this justice system, in which much has been invested, continues to spare us. They're only turning us in bad, and they're serving only their own pockets and party interests”.











