6 hours agoDimal Basa's mouth: Performing Law Without Legal Logic
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)VV deputy Dimal Basha has made a serious public setback by misinterpreting Article 215 of the Kosovo Criminal Code, which relates to violating the secrecy of voting in elections or referenda, not at the Kosovo Parliament vote, Periscope reports. In a Facebook status, Basha refers to this article for [...]
In a Facebook status, Basha refers to this article to suggest that LDK deputies could end up in prison if their chairman has asked them to photograph the vote.
This is an elementary legal misunderstanding, as the vote in the Assembly is not protected with constitutional secrecy, but is part of regular parliamentary procedures, often open and documented.
The law he cites applies to citizens' votes in general elections, not to MPs voting in a constitutional institution.
This is a classic case of a political representative quoting the law for propaganda, not for justice. And worse, it gives itself the right to do criminal interpretation without any judicial logic.
