Explains the Justice Ministry: State will not pay visits to extramarital ties to special indictees

Justice Minister Selim Selim Selimi has clarified the public opinion that it is not true that the report that the state will pay for visits of extramarital ties beyond families for potential accused by the Special Court.

Selimi said that under legislation in effect, it is determined that the extramarital community is an actual relationship between the man and woman who live in pairs, and as such, this community is equal to the marital status, so the law also recognises it as a family.

Minister Selimi added there are numerous cases in our society when marriage is traditionally linked, but legally they do not enjoy the status of marriage ties.

Taking into account this specificity that the law of the family and instruction reflects the law.

Full response:

For the sake of public opinion, below find the clarification regarding the news published during yesterday that the state will pay for visits of extramarital ties beyond the family's families for potential defendants by the Special Court. This does not stand and is false.

According to our legislation in effect, law No. 2004/32 for Family,

It determines that the extramarital community is an actual relationship between the man and the woman who live in a couple, and as such, it is equal to the marital status, so the law knows it as a family.

On this line, there are also sublegal acts that you see in the Law No. 05L-054 for Jurydical Protection and the Financial Support of Acquable Individuals in Judicial Processes near Specialised Chambers. These include administrative directives specifying the procedure to implement the necessary financial support for close members of the family of potential accused persons only under family law.

Moreover, paragraph 1 and 2 of Article 39 of the Law No. 2004/32 for the Family defines as follows:

(1) The actual community (unmarital Union) is considered the actual relationship between husband and wife living in pairs, characterized by a common life that represents a feature of stability and consistency.

(2) The actual community (unmarital Union) is equal to the marital status by the rights and obligations for care, mutual financial support, and property rights as specified in this law.

There are numerous occasions in our society when marriage is traditionally linked, but it is not legally enjoyed by the status of marriage. Taking into account this specificity that the law of the family and instruction reflects the law.

Because of this instruction, it envisions the support of family members only according to family law and not other ties outside this legal context.