Swiss media irony with Kosovo-Denmark prison agreement

Today he wouldn't stand a chance at least not in Denmark. All cells there are reserved. Whoever is supposed to suffer the prison sentence must be patient. So begins the Swiss media text, “Di Weltwoche”, ironically writing out the agreement reached in principle between Kosovo and Denmark, which the latter received 300 rented cells at the Gjilan correctional centre.

The solution: Copenhagen is also moving prisoners south. Not on the beach, but in Kosovo prisons. There 300 cells have been rented, writes the Swiss medium.

You shouldn't be an expert on the respective prison system to suspect that Balkan prison is less fun than Scandinavian prison.

And someone also correctly suspects that the descendants of Vikings do not fill Denmark prisons.

Right. They are prisoners “from third places” who are evacuated and deported immediately to their seats after being detained.

According to “Die Weltwoche”, Denmark with this agreement wants to find solutions for illegal immigrants

Denmark is again showing how to stop illegal immigrants, this medium writes.

For them, a Danish cell is like a vacation in Club Med.

But in Kosovo they feel at home.

Justice Minister Albulen Haxhiu announced on Thursday the agreement reached in principle that Denmark be leased 300 cells in the correctional centre of Gjilan. She will host Danish Justice Minister Monday to finalise everything.

Haxhiu said they have agreed that prisoners will not be convicted of acts of terrorism or of mental problems.

So we've requested that these not be included. They'll be people who'll be convicted of another mile. Nationality I believe will be recognised by Denmark's justice minister when he comes to Kosovo”, the minister has said.

During the talks, Kosovo is interested to know about the visits of family inmates and the laws that will apply to their treatment.

The Agreement envisions that all of this will take care of Denmark. Applying laws will apply in Denmark. The management will be from Denmark, but correctional officers will be from the Republic of Kosovo. Goodness, security will be fully responsible. I consider it a good sign Denmark appreciates how prisoners are treated in the Republic of Kosovo”, Haxhiu said.

It has shown that the agreement includes financial issues and investment in renewable energy in Kosovo on Denmark's part. For these more details, her deputy, Blerim Sacha, has been given on Facebook.

This international Kosovo agreement for 10 years represents 60m euros in renewable energy investment and 150m euros for the other needs that the Republic of Kosovo has, it has written.