The parliamentary commission of inquiry established to examine the case of Arlinda Zekaj has drawn criticism from former ambassador Gëzim Kasapolli. Appearing on Tëvë1’s “Ditari” program, he said the difficulty facing Kosovo’s institutions was not a lack of laws, but their implementation.
According to Kasapolli, establishing commissions of inquiry does not address social problems unless their findings are translated into concrete action. He questioned the usefulness of such initiatives, recalling a saying used when he himself served in public institutions: when you do not want to get things done, you organize meetings or set up commissions.
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The former ambassador said there was already a glut of commissions and resolutions that remained unimplemented. In his view, neither laws nor institutional mechanisms are lacking; what is needed is their implementation and a more effective approach to handling such cases.
In his assessment, Kosovo’s legislation has no shortcomings when it comes to addressing these issues, and setting up more groups will not solve the problem. He stressed that this was a social concern that must be addressed through institutional tools and action.
Referring to a situation involving 2,000 cases of violence within a year, Kasapolli called for specialized mechanisms to be established within the police, judiciary and prosecution service. These structures, he said, should ensure that cases of violence are handled decisively, as a priority and with professionalism.
He expressed his conviction that even if commissions were formed all day long to address these issues, they would have no effect or impact without the necessary institutional action.
Kasapolli also drew attention to other cases of violence that, he said, were emerging every day in the country. In this context, he also mentioned today’s case involving the director of welfare.
Faced with this situation, he said legislation needed to be kept up to date, alongside the creation of a more specialized structure and system to address this deep-seated social problem.
In conclusion, Kasapolli’s position was that, without concrete measures and the implementation of recommendations, commissions of inquiry risk remaining formal procedures with no direct impact on preventing violence or handling cases of it.
