9 minutes agoMusliu: Citizens saw the controversy in politics over nonliberalisation of visas
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)Betim Musliu from the Kosovo Institute for Justice has said citizens are continuing to see the policy dispute over nonliberalisation of visas. In Descu of TIME, Musliu has said political developments in the country are blocking any possible progress and, as a consequence, still have liberalisation. He said that for Kurti Government. [...]
He has said that for Kurti Government, it is difficult to become a real assessment of the job, based on a few days he's had leadership. According to him, in terms of the justice system it was the launch of vetoation as the process that must be assessed.
Musliu has said there were initiatives in politics that could be supported by the European Union, but has criticised the fight in practice against corruption.
“The justice system and the police are the same, and the results that have been missing for a decade are still missing. To date, the system has given evidence that it is treating them with priority and is waging a fight against corruption. And what is highlighted in progress reports, in terms of policies, of creating mechanisms, but the real fight against corruption has not been highlighted. They've always tried to appreciate, for example, setting up a heavy case signature mechanism, but there's something behind it. It continues to repeat that in Kosovo, with all those investments in prisons, there is no politician or high profile official sentenced to just one day. We're tired of publishing numerous assets that have been illegally benefited, and there's no state seizure. These results are convincing us neither and leave us EU states who just want to comply with which state they're dealing with”, he added.
According to him, citizens have deserved liberalisation, but because of the politicians' scales, everything is stuck.
It's not that citizens deserve it. Citizens have deserved it earlier, especially if we compare with the criteria for rule of law with countries in the region. We're much better, especially in the legal way, but the political issues were and remain the ones that prevent any progress in these important processes. It was close to 2014 even further, but politics on its own could reach consensus needed to get the votes needed for demarcation and move on. We continue to see the policy row”, he said, adding that even Kosovo partners “do not want to hear the demagogi, but they want concrete results that are being found at”.
According to Musliu, the judicial system is dependent on politics and receives political orders. He has said this created “amnistine” in relation to politics.
