Clash at the KPC, Krasniqi asks Isufaj about the Chief State Prosecutor position: He denies Kelmendi’s statement

During a meeting of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council (KPC), member Visar Krasniqi asked the chief prosecutor of the Special Prosecution Office, Blerim Isufaj, about the claim that he had asked former Acting Chief State Prosecutor Besim Kelmendi for the position of Chief State Prosecutor.

Krasniqi referred to official documents, asking Isufaj why he had gone to Kelmendi’s office to request the position, reports “Betimi për Drejtësi”.

Isufaj replied that he had the right to go to the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor, but denied the truth of the rest of Kelmendi’s statement.

“Why wouldn’t I have the right to go and meet him? That other part is untrue,” Isufaj declared.

Krasniqi then also raised the issue of Kelmendi’s dismissal, saying that, based on public and official statements, Isufaj had been interested in removing him and that Kelmendi’s remaining in the post had been an obstacle for him. Isufaj rejected these claims, saying that Kelmendi had neither hindered him nor had he requested his dismissal.

During the meeting, it was also announced that prosecutor Laura Pula, from the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor, had reached retirement age.