Albulena Haxhiu, who holds the post of Acting President, stated that the Republic of Kosovo cannot tolerate the presence in its judicial system of former magistrates from the Serb community who act according to directives coming from Serbia.
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She called on the Kosovo Judicial Council to act in accordance with the legislation and to follow the example of the Prosecutorial Council, putting an end to the issue of resignations submitted by judges and auxiliary staff from the Serb community employed in the Kosovo justice system.
Speaking about their ties with the neighboring state, Haxhiu emphasized that these former officials have received and continue to receive payments from Serbia. According to her, the vast majority of them have benefited from funds from Belgrade even during the period they served as prosecutors and judges in Kosovo’s institutions.
Further, she revealed that there are documented cases where these former magistrates took part in various meetings both in Serbia and within the territory of Kosovo, where scenarios for blocking road routes were discussed.
Haxhiu clarified that the mandate of a prosecutor or judge ends at the moment of resignation and the law does not provide any procedural route to return to the same position. In the framework of her obligations, she called on the Judicial Council to align its approach with that of the Prosecutorial Council. “It is unacceptable to keep in our justice system persons who execute the orders of Serbia. Which of our international allies would agree to have in their judiciary prosecutors and judges manipulated by another country?” she asked. Haxhiu implied that the doors of institutions remain open only for those Serb magistrates who are immune to Belgrade’s influence.
According to Haxhiu, precisely because of proven loyalty and direct interventions from Serbia, the administration of justice has suffered a fiasco in the northern region in the past. She added that there are strong suspicions that these failures were premeditated and orchestrated by circles linked to both organized crime and the governing structures of Serbia.
She underlined that evidence is available indicating that a large number of them have been involved in suspicious activities, providing services to illegal Serbian networks that have been active in the territory of Kosovo, especially in its northern part.
