“Justice cannot be selective”, Kosovo journalists look to the EU and US for the process in The Hague

A group of journalists from Kosovo have addressed the institutions of the European Union and the United States Government with an address in which serious concerns have been raised about how processes are under way in Kosovo's Specialised Chambers in The Hague, especially in the case of Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi.

In the letter, among other things, these concerns are said to be not political, but rely on independent media reports.

Attendee Journalists: 1. Blendi Fevziu (Klan TV, Albania) 2. Adriatic Kelmendi (Klan Kosovo, Kosovo) 3. Venus Sarachini Kelmendi ( RTV 21, Kosovo) 4. Freedom Mehmetaj ( VOX Kosovo, Kosovo) 5. Berat Buzhala (Nanational, Kosovo) 6. Ermal Pandur ( RTV Dukagini, Kosovo) 7. John (Top Channel, Albania) 8. Leonard Kerquki (T7 & Express newspaper, Kosovo) 9. Alban Dudush ( RT SH, Albania) 10. Sadiku (Canal 10, Kosovo).

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VIEWING CAN'T BE SELECTIVE

Headed into European Union and United States Government institutions

We, a group of journalists from Kosovo and the region, raise serious concerns about how the processes are under way in Kosovo's Specialised Chambers in The Hague, especially in the case of Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi.

These concerns are not political. They rely on reports of independent media, civil society reactions, institutional assessments and judicial experts' positions.

The EU and the US not only supported the establishment of this court, they guaranteed it would represent the highest standards of justice. For this very reason, any deviation from these standards is a direct test of their credibility.

Today, this test is being seriously questioned.

The judges' interventions beyond the role of neutral arbitrator
For over five years without final decision
) Procrastination of the process beyond any standard of “
) lack of transparency through closed sessions
Accepting evidence without sufficient verification
Decisions that deviate from basic European principles as myth lesson

These are not procedural details. These are issues that affect the essence of justice.

In this context, we seek clear answers:

Who is responsible for such long detention?
How is the impartiality of judgment guaranteed?
Why is transparency an exception and not a rule?
What happens if international standards are found?
And above all, is this court functioning as a justice mechanism or as an instrument with double standards?

Kosovo changed its Constitution under international pressure, with confidence that justice will be fair, transparent and equal.

Today, such faith is wavering.

Such questions do not harm justice.
Silence is.

If a court built on behalf of European values loses public confidence, it risks turning from a symbol of justice to symbol of fragility.

And that's a cost no one can afford.