2 hours ago“Constitutional Decision”: Albin Kurti and others to be sent for verification at six other institutions
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)The Central Election Commission has declared it will co-operate with justice institutions in order to implement the latest act of judgment by the Constitutional Court. Thus, Vetevendosje Movement leader Albin Kurti and VVA member Albulen Hadziu, who will be on the list of deputies and the other as candidate for prime minister, will be sent [...]
Thus, Vetevendosje Movement leader Albin Kurti and VVA member Albulen Hadziu, who will be on the list of deputies and the other as candidate for prime minister, will be sent to the Kosovo Judiciary Council.
Under the recent decision by the Constitutional Court of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, Albulen Haxhiu, Donika Cadaj-Bujupi, Faton Topalli and many others convicted of criminal acts even on condition will not be able to run in elections to be held in January or February next year, so at least the connoisseurs of justice cases have said and interpreting the country's Constitution.
In the December 21st decision, the Constitution said the Kosovo government, led by Avdullah Hoti, had been elected unconstitutionally after voting for Etem Arifi, against which there was a firm degree for criminal work “subsidies”. He is sentenced to one year and three months in prison.
The Constitution argued that no person who is convicted of criminal offence with a firm form judicial decision in the past three years could be a candidate for MP, nor win a valid mandate in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo”.
In 2018, the deputies of the Vetevendosje Movement, Albin Kurti, Albulen Hadziu, Faton Topalli and Donika Cadaj-Bujupi were sentenced on bail for throwing tear gas into the convent's environments.
News that lists with the names of candidates for MPs will be sent to five other institutions besides the Kosovo Judiciary Council, CEC spokesman Valmir Elezi has confirmed.
“In order to implement the Constitutional Court's act and the Law for General Elections will co-operate with other institutions, which have their role in the process of certificate of candidates. The CEC will submit lists to six institutions. At the Kosovo Judiciary Council, at PZAP, at the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Foreign Ministry, the Ministry of Defence and the Kosovo Agency for Intelligence. Aimed to verify candidates under Article 29 of the Law for General Election. This requirement on the part of the CEC will be made as far as January 18th, while responses from these institutions are expected until January 20th,”, Elesi said.
