With 90 votes in favor, the Kosovo Assembly approved the establishment of a Parliamentary Investigative Committee to examine the actions and inactions of institutions following the murder of Arlinda Zekaj, as well as the way domestic violence against women and children is addressed.
The committee consists of 11 members and will have a six-month mandate. Burim Ramadani from the Alliance was elected as its chair, while Adnan Rrustemi from the Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV) will serve as deputy chair.
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LVV will also be represented on the committee by Armend Baloku, Arijeta Rexhepi, Osman Musliu and Adelinë Tërshani. The PDK will have Besa Kabashi-Ramaj and Eman Rrahmani as members, while the LDK will be represented by Doarsa Kica-Xhelili. Jovana Radosavljeqi and Emilija Rexhepi will also be part of the committee as representatives of the communities.
During the discussions before the vote, PDK MP Uran Ismaili proposed expanding the scope of the investigation, calling for the inclusion of the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other relevant institutions.
Ismaili calls for other institutions to be included in the investigation
Justice Minister Donika Gërvalla also expressed support for the establishment of the committee. She said she was ready to cooperate with MPs and contribute to clarifying the facts.
Gërvalla: I will respond to every request from the committee
“The establishment of this committee is an action that has my strong support as coordinator and from the office I lead. I absolutely do not want any MP to have doubts, not only about my readiness, but I also emphasized in my speech that I will be fully at your disposal to provide the requested answers and to help clarify all the facts in my possession,” Gërvalla said.
Arlinda Zekaj was killed on October 25 by her former brother-in-law, three days after she had sent a letter to the responsible institutions warning them that her life was in danger.
