KLI Begins Collecting Signatures Today for Amendments to the Criminal Code

The Kosovo Law Institute (KLI) will begin collecting citizens’ signatures today as part of a citizens’ legislative initiative aimed at amending and supplementing the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kosovo.

Citizens will be able to sign the petition supporting the proposed amendments to the Criminal Code during an event to be held in Mother Teresa Square in Pristina.

KLI senior researcher Gzim Shala said in an interview with EO that the initiative was undertaken because of the continued failure to implement Constitutional Court decisions, as well as the need to strengthen the rule of law.

Shala explained that notifying the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo of the launch of this initiative constitutes KLI’s first step. According to him, the initiative is based on the Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo and the Law on Legislative Initiatives, while the reasons for raising the issue relate to the implementation of Constitutional Court decisions and the criminalization of actions by political actors in power who, through their actions, undermine political competition.