Former Hague researcher: Late Justice Is Denial Justice

Tromp said late justice is denied justice.

Delayed justice is denied. This isn't just a slogan. It's the painful reality you've been facing for years. For justice to be accepted, it must have legitimacy. We know that justice can be both subjective and objective, but in both cases it must be implemented through legitimate, stable and independent institutions. Courts, law and justice professionals must act impartially and professionally. If justice is applied selectively or symbolically, it risks perceived as injustice. In such cases, the judgments are no longer about revealing the truth but seem like insulted judgments”, she said, announces Klankosova.tv.

She stressed that this is especially dangerous when politicians manipulate justice systems for pragmatic political purposes, or when the institutions of justice feel compelled to serve political nationalists.

In 2020, your wartime leaders voluntarily went to The Hague, believing as you do that justice would be implemented quickly and fairly. They made sure that this process would be transparent and impartial. And yet, here we are five years later they are still in custody and there is still no judicial decision on the” horizon, the former Hague investigator stressed.

Their belief in a swift justice has been broken by the reality of delays, severe punishments, and disproportionate degree of guilty claims. But remember: the same leaders who are now accused and tried in Kosovo's Specialised Chambers are those who supported the creation of these rooms. They did so by being aware of the danger that it represented for any fighter who rose to the defense of Kosovo's freedom during the 19981999-95-18x1> war.