KLI: The Justice System has failed to treat targeted cases. Kosovo* Law Institute, with the support of American State Department, held a press conference during which it has published the analytic report “Failures in targeted cases”.

The report includes findings, assessments and recommendations regarding processing and management of targeted cases by the justice system from the beginning of the process (December 2015 until May 2019). Pressured by the EU to show progress in combating high level corruption, the Kosovo* Prosecutorial Council has earmarked a number of court cases involving corruption of senior public officials which were considered to be the final condition for a visa-free regime in the Schengen Zone. The rationale behind this exercise was to prioritise 50 more serious cases in the justice system which would be treated urgently by all law enforcement agencies.

Ehat Miftaraj, executive director of the KLI, said that Prosecutorial and Judicial System have failed in treating targeted cases.