The claim by a former MP that people armed with bombs were present during the protests has sparked debate over legal responsibility and the way Kosovo’s security institutions responded.
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Speaking to “Bota sot,” activist and analyst Saim Tahiraj described the statement as deeply concerning and called on the competent authorities to treat it seriously. He said MPs, as elected representatives who pass laws, should set an example by respecting them.
According to Tahiraj, if a former MP had information about people carrying bombs at the protests, it should be clarified why he did not notify the police. He believes that failing to report such information raises questions that require an investigation by the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo.
Tahiraj wants to know who the people in question were and whether the former MP knew them. If he did not know them, Tahiraj asks why he did not alert the police, given the position he had held and the responsibility arising from the law.
He says the institutions should examine the evidence, clarify the circumstances and determine whether legal responsibility exists. Another concern, he says, is the impression that some people with political influence or former positions behave as though the law does not apply to them.
Tahiraj compares this conduct with what, in his view, was observed during and after the war: people considered powerful acting as though they could set the rules themselves, without respecting the laws passed by state institutions. For this reason, he calls on the state to show that office, influence and political position do not change how the law is applied to citizens.
To illustrate his concern, Tahiraj mentions the case of Gani Geci. According to him, Geci was arrested for an individual threat and sentenced to 30 days in prison. Tahiraj asks how the response in that case can be compared with the claims of a greater danger during the protests.
He calls for an explanation of what he considers the lack of a clear and decisive response from the security and justice institutions, if what was alleged in the former MP’s statement is true: that the Kosovo Assembly was surrounded by demonstrators carrying bombs and other weapons, and that MPs had been threatened with bloodshed.
Tahiraj insists that these claims be carefully investigated to determine whether the law was violated. He believes that its unequal application cannot be called justice and does not represent the serious state for which, as he puts it, the people have sacrificed so much.
In conclusion, Tahiraj emphasizes that equality before the law is a fundamental principle of democracy. According to him, Kosovo must apply this principle if it aims to become part of the advanced Western democracies: no one should stand above the law or evade responsibility because of their position or influence.
