Restriction of citizens' movement is being considered unconstitutional

Anti-unconstitutional decisions are being assessed by the government Hoti for limiting the movement of citizens. Annie, why is it necessary to prevent the spread of the Devid 19 <x0) police pandemic, from connoisseurs of the constitutional system, being considered to have been taken without proper legal grounds. According to them, the Law on Prevention and Fighting Influencing Diseases is not enough to limit the movement of citizens. Meanwhile, government officials reason on the verdicts until they announce that Thursday they will proceed with the Law on Pandemia.

Kosovo Institute for Justice Executive Director Ehat Miftaraj says of Kosova Prejs, that yesterday's government decisions on the restriction of movement are arbitrary and contrary to the Constitution. He says these decisions can be legitimate only with the Law on Pandemia, which remains in the government's drawers.

The “are arbitrary decisions, are decisions that have been taken contrary to the constitution, but that I repeat that citizens should respect these measures not because of the government, but because of themselves, family and friends... the prime minister should know that the legal framework, the prime minister should know that the constitutional and legal rights of Kosovo citizens are being violated, he says.

While the other legal connoisseur, the Palushiist says the government's decisions about the restriction of movement are even more unconstitutional than the government's earlier decisions, Kurti.

This decision is even more unconstitutional than the previous decisions of Kurti government because it is too unclear. It does not refer to the concrete legal provision and there is not sufficient legal basis for how it is restricted. However, if no one disputes it to the Constitutional Court, it remains in force. If rejected by MPs or any Constitutional Court will declare it against Constitutional”, he says.

While considering that the Constitutional Court has made it clear that the Law on Prevention and Combating Influencing Diseases is not enough to set a curfew.

The Constitutional Court has clearly stated this law is not sufficient because it is 2008 in the first place. It has become a violation and go to say constitutionally”, he said.

And in defense of the decision to limit movement, said Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Tahiri, who said the decisions are within the Law on Prevention of Influencing Diseases.

The government under the law that exists in four municipalities that have a large number of affected ones has made specific changes that it has made under the rule of law. But there are hours of police in Kosovo, there are limits to moving to four municipalities... to the next government meeting that I believe will be held Thursday we will address the Law on the pandemic”, he said.

KosovoPress has contacted the Vetevendosje Movement, the opposition party on whether to contest that decision in the Constitutional Court, but its officials say such a possibility has not yet been discussed.

As far as the government was concerned, its two decisions on limiting the movement have been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.