As the end of the year approaches, several members of the Prosecutorial Council will no longer be in this position. This includes the head of the KPK, Ardian Hajdaraj, and four other members, as their mandates expire. But organizations that monitor the work of the justice system say that Hajdaraj's "group" will try to place its own people at the head of this Council.
With the end of 2025, the mandate of 5 members of the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council also ends.
From January 1 of next year, amendments to the law on the Kosovo Prosecutorial Council came into force, which foresees a reduction in the number of members of the Council, from 13 to 7 members.
The mandate of the head of the KPK, Ardian Hajdaraj, will also expire, although he took up this position in January 2024, but was elected a member of the KPK on January 1, 2021.
From January 1, the KPK will no longer include Deputy Chair Jehona Grantolli and members Jetish Maloku, Veton Shabani, Ariana Shajkovci and Jovo Radovic, who was part of the group of Serbs who boycotted Kosovo institutions in 2022.
The same persons do not have the possibility of being re-elected as members of the Prosecutorial Council.
The Kosovo Institute for Justice says that the expiration of the mandate of these members will not cause any problems with the Council's quorum.
"From January 1, the Council will have, based on what has been seen if the KPK implements the law, 5 old members who have received the mandate in previous years and a new member Elza Bajrami who won a mandate in November of this year that was voted for by the majority of prosecutors of the basic prosecution offices of Kosovo..", said Ehat Miftaraj - director of the KLI.
Referring to recent developments in this institution, Miftaraj says that there may be further attempts to change the head of the KPK..
"Without a doubt, we say that Ardian Hajdari will make a titanic effort to leave an heir to him and this will certainly be Milot Krasniqi who is openly in discussion and debate about being part of this aging group of the Kosovo prosecutorial system. I say this with pride. As of January 1, Ardian Hajdari and a large number of the current aging composition have their mandates ended and in the coming days, we will also see new episodes and films where an effort will be made to appoint a member during this year so that the old composition continues in the same way..", said Ehat Miftaraj - director of IKL.
A week ago, Besim Kelmendi was dismissed from the position of acting chief state prosecutor, and this position was entrusted to Agron Qalaj.
His dismissal was criticized by civil society organizations in Kosovo but also by international partners, being assessed as an obstacle to justice reform. /Tv Dukagjini
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