OSCE Report: Lack of Faith for the Judicial System

There 52 organised crime and corruption substances that the Mission has monitored between 2021 and 2024 have been analysed.

O Mission Chief The SEU in Kosovo, Ambassador Michael Davenport, has said the report covers 5 regional jurisdictions, and that fighting crime and corruption is a vital issue for rule of law.

“The adoption of the law-rule strategy was a positive step, the report highlights examples of the good practice of high profile cases, despite all of this, public perception represents a lack of confidence in the judicial system, especially in the pursuit of an account for senior officials on the part of justice bodies. The OSCE mission for many years has published reports that have to do with monitoring courts and judicial processes, because we can only draw consensuss and test what is happening in dealing with cases of corruption and organised crime. 670 hearings are included in this report, 38 high profile cases and 16 cases of organised crime”.

There are sometimes following the lack of consensus to push ahead with judicial reform. Our team has highlighted key issues, which included first, procrastination, non-productive sessions, inadequate capacity and lack of resources, poor accountability and performance of the respective mechanisms, the high degree of release from charges, so the report gives specific recommendations to strengthen these links”, Davenport said.

While Justice Minister Albulen Haxhiu said this report has been a long and detailed process has included the commitment of the country's institutions in analyzing the real situation in the country.

This report absolutely provides a regional perspective and also helps us take interstate steps to increase the response to organised crime and corruption. Let me before you express my willingness and will as justice minister to support all efforts to fight non-competitive crime and corruption. Our objective during this government has been clear. The anti-corruption mechanism is being empowered day, hitting organised crime links”, Haxhiu said.

EU Ambassador to Kosovo Tomáš Szunyog, said delayed justice is delayed justice and that Kosovo is continuing to face prolonged court cases.

“Raport offers 17 very valuable recommendations that include all justice systems in Kosovo, the Court, the Judicial Council, all sides, and encourages these institutions to apply the recommendations listed in this report”, Szunyog said.