Shut up. Process in The Hague under way without transparency, without guarantees for justice

The extension of the detention for the accused in the Specialised Chambers at The Hague, the Ombudsman, Naim Celaj, has described him as unacceptable and contrary to European Court for Human Rights standards, stressing that the judicial process against former KLA leaders is being conducted with a lack of transparency and in circumstances that raise serious dilemmas for justice.

The key has stressed that local institutions would have to play a more active role in monitoring the process to ensure international standards are being implemented for a fair and equal process.

“is going on five years since this court's operation began. I consider there are many dilemmas regarding whether standards of fair and impartial judgment are being respected. There has been a lack of transparency of this court to answer questions, concerns and dilemmas of public opinion. Of course, there are complex, sensitive, sensitive issues that I consider even local institutions have had to do more in terms of monitoring this judicial process, to ensure and to ensure that these standards are guaranteed and respected”, he said.

One of the ombudsman's main concerns is extending the detention of the accused, who according to him conflicts with the right to freedom protection and with the very principles of the European Court for Human Rights.

The cell has added that such an approach also creates a second consequence undermines confidence in local institutions and their ability to ensure independent protection.

The fact that the length of detention for so long I think is contrary to European Court of Human Rights standards violates the right of the accused to be protected in freedom. On the other hand, it also puts Kosovo's own institutions in trouble, since a kind of distrust is expressed to ensure any other form of freedom protection from these 48x1> institutions, he said in EO.

The ombudsman has indicated that he has expressed interest in visiting the detainees at The Hague to closely attend certain court hearings and hold meetings with representatives of responsible institutions.

I don't know. I have expressed my will to visit the prisoners in The Hague, to monitor several sessions with as much as I can afford time and opportunity and then even a meeting with the tribunal's own representatives, the ombudsman there and the defenders of the victims, to follow a clear and thorough mirror as to what's going on and then at least through my public stances explaining the opinion about those dilemmas and concerns that have already raised them,<1> he said./Periscopi/