The Law on amending and supplementing the Law on Specialized Chambers and the Office of the Specialized Prosecutor has brought back the clashes between the parties in the Assembly of Kosovo. PDK demands its approval in the current version, with at least 61 votes, AAK has confirmed its support, while Vetëvendosje Movement demands the launch of a new law-making process.
During the meeting of the Commission for Legislation, where the President’s decision to return the law for reconsideration is being examined, the deputy of the PDK, Blerta Deliu-Kodra, announced that an agreement has been reached with the parliamentary majority to proceed the law towards approval, but without interfering in its content at this stage, reports Kosova Press.
She said that the PDK, as the sponsoring party, had conducted negotiations with the representatives of the parliamentary majority, but the parties had not found a common language for the amendment of the law.
“During these days, the PDK, as the sponsoring party of this law, has had negotiations with the party that represents the parliamentary majority on how we will handle the law in question. We have agreed to pass the law”, declared Deliu-Kodra.
According to her, in these circumstances the Assembly should vote on the current text, returned for reconsideration by the President, while possible changes should be addressed through a new legal initiative. For its approval, she said that 61 votes are needed and called on the deputies to support it.
AAK has also positioned itself alongside this initiative. Deputy Besnik Tahiri declared that his party will support the law both in the Committee for Legislation and in the plenary session.
Tahiri emphasized that the AAK’s position has not changed, arguing that Kosovo should assume its responsibilities as soon as possible to help the former leaders of the KLA who are being tried in The Hague.
On the other hand, Vetëvendosje deputy, Adnan Rrustemi, opposed the possibility of approving the same version of the law. According to him, the concerns raised by the sponsor itself should be addressed through a new legislative process.
Meanwhile, the chairman of the Committee for Legislation, Vigan Qorrolli, explained that the return of the law by the President does not mean its cancellation, but activates the special parliamentary review procedure.
He emphasized that the Commission should examine the reasons for the return and prepare the report for the plenary session, while the final decision belongs to the Assembly. Qorrolli also made the difference between the reconfirmation of the previously approved law and the possibility of making changes in the text, underlining that at this stage the Assembly has only two alternatives.
