KMDLNJ appears in numbers: About 3 thousand citizens were in protest

The Council for Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms has confirmed that in today's protest, organised by the PSD to counter the rise in the price of electricity in Kosovo, about 3,000 protesters have participated.

KMDLNj's response reportedly has not respected anti-Covid measures and social distance.

The protest was calm because of the good organization of the protest, even as the cause of the good conduct of police officers who maintained order. It is important that neither sides nor police took any action to strain the situation by contributing to the peaceful protests. According to KMDLNj observers in this protest, the number of protesters was 2500, 3000 protesters. KMDLNj estimates that rules against COVID were violated in this protest because social distance was ignored. At the end of the protest, electric jars and candles were thrown toward the government object to symbolize darkness and light”, it is said in response.

Full response:

Today in Pristina by the PSD, a protest against the expensive electricity discrimination that is proposing by Z. The RRE and which, after receiving formal comments, will enter into force after January 31st, meaning that the bills for January will be priced, which will certainly be unaffordable to most Kosovo citizens. The protest was calm because of the good organization of the protest, even as the cause of the good conduct of police officers who maintained order. It is important that neither sides nor police took any action to strain the situation by contributing to the peaceful protests. According to KMDLNj observers in this protest, the number of protesters was 2500, 3000 protesters. KMDLNj estimates that rules against COVID were violated in this protest because social distance was ignored. At the end of the protest, electric jars and candles have been thrown toward the government to symbolize darkness and light.

KMDLNj opposes warning rise in electricity prices, according to Z RRE and seeks a linear increase in the electricity price that would be affordable to Kosovo citizens, making no difference. The lowest tariff block shouldn't be under 1000 1200 years ago. KMDLNNY strongly disputes the non-involvement of four North municipalities in the billing scheme, which the Z leader acknowledged. HR, Ymer Fejzullahu. KMDLNj calls for investigation by the State Prosecutor for legalisation of consumer discrimination according to ethnic principle, which he considers to be a serious violation of human rights and violation of law guaranteeing the equality of all citizens, without making any distinction. Human rights are protected by law, and the Kosovo government must respect laws in force. KMDLNj, has sometimes warned that there may be social nature protests due to the worsening economic situation of Kosovo citizens. Likely, these protests appear to be massive in the future, which can affect the deteriorating political and security situation. The KMDLNj is clear that today's government of Kosovo cannot create conditions for rapid and desired growth of the economic situation, but has the opportunity and obligation to prevent the worsening of this situation, while the warned rise in the current price and that in a chain manner will increase other prices that, in the meantime, have increased significantly, inevitably impacts the population poverty of the most endangered levels of Kosovo citizens. The KMDLNI invites the Government of Kosovo to seek closer co-operation with the opposition, to respect it more in order to find a solution to overcome the serious economic situation, as well as to agree on reaching a political and national consensus on the political processes that Kosovo will face in the near future and that will not be easy.