39 minutes agoCan there be positive changes in the justice system?
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Vetevendosje Movement leader Albin Kurti has promised that through the process of vetoing, in the government he learns to lead will be reduced courses in courts. But, from the Kosovo Institute for Justice, they say this process does not affect either the reduction of the accumulated materials or the increased efficiency of the system of [...]
Vetevendosje Movement leader Albin Kurti has promised that through the process of vetoing, in the government he learns to lead will be reduced courses in courts.
But, from the Kosovo Institute for Justice, they say this process does not affect either the reduction of accumulated materials or the increased efficiency of the justice system.
Kurti, whose party has won early parliamentary elections on February 14th, has said the priority for it will be justice and the focus of this priority is the vetoing process, which he has said will be launched by the Judicial and Prosecutorial Council.
Our new” with our new governance, with the process of vetoing, with departments in the new courts, will also reduce that half million materials in the Palace of Justice, but will also regulate Kosovo's image, bringing justice to Kosovo citizens”, Kurti said during a media presentation earlier this week.
But, the director of the Kosovo Institute for Justice, Ehat Miftaraj, says the veto process is necessary to clear the justice system of the political and interest groups, as well as to remove persons who are there without merit. However, according to Miftaright, this does not mean that judicial treatment will be accelerated by this process.
“Veting Process, like establishing new departments in courts, does not affect the reduction of old cases. With this approach, all past governments have acted equally, but have never succeeded”, Miftaraj said.
Vetting is the process of reevaluating the figures of prosecutors and judges, and is aimed at boosting their professional, fighting corruption and the impact of organised crime, politics or other illegal elements in providing justice.
For years, Kosovo institutions have tried to launch the process of verifying judges and prosecutors, but so far there is nothing concrete in this direction.
The justice system's acquaintance, Ismet Salihu, has earlier declared to Radio Free Europe that “The process of deep reforms in the justice system and self-inflicting will not be easy”.
Adnan Rrustemi, from the Vetevendosje Movement, says the justice system will be the priority of Kosovo's future government.
He says the justice system will be independent and efficient, and says LVV will push ahead to draft and implement laws dealing with the vetoing process.
We will be committed to the vetoing process of providing professional judges and prosecutors with high integrity. We will support the justice system in the function and responsibility to fight crime and corruption, but also efficiency and rapid treatment of”, he said.
According to Rrusstem, the new government will draft a civil rights implementation bill that would enable cutting deadlines and procedures for resolving civil conflicts, but also sanctioning judges who do not respect these deadlines.
“Krahas assessment of needs in the judicial system, given the importance, the government will increase the Special Prosecutor's capacities. Special Prosecutors will be divided into departments and will have their training and profiles, depending on the actions they investigate, as will the segment of the ongoing training of judges and prosecutors”, Rrustemi said.
The Kosovo Institute for Justice, which oversees the work of justice institutions, has estimated that the public's confidence in Kosovo towards justice institutions has fluctuated over years, but has never been at the lowest level yet.
