Lushaku: Kosovo must work to guarantee a fair trial in The Hague

Jehona Lushaku, an MP from the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK), has commented on the meeting of the working group drafting the state strategy for appealing the Special Court’s judgment. She said Kosovo’s institutions have a duty to take every possible step to guarantee a fair trial in The Hague for the former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).

Lushaku explained that the group’s work aims to prepare a Kosovo state strategy for the proceedings underway in The Hague. She stressed that the ultimate goal is to ensure fair proceedings while respecting human rights, procedures and the court’s full mandate.

The MP also underlined the institutions’ responsibility to ensure that all the conditions necessary for a fair trial are met. According to Lushaku, the state must do everything it can to guarantee fairness in the trial and the proceedings, and to face this trial by providing all the necessary conditions and enabling the fairest possible process.