Parliament blames court for failing to inform MP Arifi's decision

Kosovo's Constitutional Court is holding hearings on the fate of “Government Hoti”, respectively, the legality of MP Etem Arifi's vote, which is being held online.

Kosovo Assembly Representative at this hearing session, Chairman Vjosa Osmani's adviser, Artan Murati, has said the Assembly and Kosovo Assembly Speaker has not been announced in connection with the Appeals Court's decision to MP Etem Arifi.

Murati in his address has said Osmani has been informed by the media about the Court of Appeals ruling for MP Arifi.

Murati has said that after April 29th, Kosovo Parliament Speaker Vjosa Osmani has requested all clarifications of this beginning with the Court of Appeals, the Kosovo Judiciary Council, the Commission for Legislation and mandates, but has also sought assistance and interpretation through the Kosovo Assembly Legal Directorate.

The Speaker of the Parliament has not delivered written comments, but at the first moment we've received information about Etem Arifin we've taken all measures. On April 29th, the head of the Assembly has been put through the media that Arfii has been found guilty. The next day Osman sent a letter to the chief editor of the Court of Appeals... The Assembly has not been announced by the court on this, therefore the Parliament has not had necessary information on MP Etem Arifi's decision.

On 30 April Osmani has also gone to the head of the Kosovo Judiciary Council. On May 1st, the KDR has sent three acts of judgment for Mr. Arifi. On May 4th, he sent the trial” to the Parliament, explained Murati.

According to Muratti after Osmani had also received interpretations of the Parliament's Legal Commission and Directorate, the same day was being held the Kosovo Assembly Headship hearing, and it has been the members of headship who have taken time to read and comment on the decision or interpretation given by the Kosovo Parliament's Commission and Legal Directorate.

He has also said the Government of Kosovo was voted in on 3 June after the Constitutional Court received the president's decree for the government vote.

The constitutional court had received the president's decree for the establishment of the new government, and this happened on 3 June. In the meantime, while members of the leadership had asked for additional time because there was confusion between parliamentary groups and on the other side of the prosecution of parliamentary groups remained closed, but the new government's” vote took place, he stressed.

According to Arifi, Speaker Osmani has not been able to make any decision regarding MP Arifi's mandate, as there is still no Constitutional Court ruling.

“The Speaker of the Parliament has been unable to take steps to change it, due to the Constitutional Court's decision cannot make any decision on his mandate. As a result, we appreciate that the practice of noninforming the assembly by the court fairy creates uncertainty about making decisions. As is the case of MP Arifi. The Assembly has had no single decision, no information about the decision to sentence MP Arifi by 1 May. The chairman is open to co-operate with the court not only in this case, but in any other case”, Murati concluded.

We stress that this session is being held after the Vetevendosje Movement has complained to the Constitutional Court about MP Etem Arifi's legality.