The GAP Institute has responded to the reaction of the Chamber of Private Bailiffs, regarding the statement made by GAP policy analyst Bekim Salihu, a week ago on the "Konfront" show on KTV.
On Wednesday, the OPPK called Salihu's statement, which he said on the June 5 broadcast that "in February alone, bailiffs earned 10 million euros from teachers' cases," "serious defamation." According to the OPPK, the amount mentioned by Salihu was 11 times higher than what, according to the reaction, these bailiffs collected in this period.
After the publication of this reaction, GAP responded. This institute recalled that the figure was also mentioned by the acting Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati. This institute also said that the problems arising from government decisions do not make the bailiffs responsible or guilty for the situation.
GAP's full response:
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First, let us emphasize that, not only in this case, but in all other cases, the GAP Institute follows strict principles of integrity, professionalism and ethics. This excludes any possibility and space for any entity, individual or organization to be labeled or intentionally harmed by us.
Regarding the specific case, Mr. Bekim Salihu, in his capacity as a representative from the GAP Institute, participated in an interview on KTV (Kohavision) television, in the show "Konfront", where, among other things, he spoke about the latest analysis published by GAP with the title "In search of a solution: enforcement cases in municipalities".
In this interview, according to the attached source, the policy analyst said (transcript):
"In February of this year alone, the Ministry of Finance received 38 million euros for execution. 28 million euros are dedicated to teachers, 10 million euros go to bailiffs. And the Minister of Finance, Hekuran Murati, comes out and makes a reaction and says that this situation is serious and is caused by past governments, which is correct and true, and asks the prosecution to take steps. We as an institute have not requested the engagement of the prosecution, but of the ministry." (quote ends)
Honorable representatives of the Chamber of Private Bailiffs,
The policy analyst and each GAP representative cannot quote or assert issues that do not have an attached source. The above quote is the position and information of the Minister of Finance, Labor and Transfers in the Government of Kosovo, who on February 25, through a post on the social network Facebook, asserted the same thing that Mr. Salihu said on the show. This post by Mr. Murati was widely published in the media.
Furthermore, the GAP Institute in the presented analysis does not deal at all with the issue of legitimate benefits on the part of bailiffs. This has not been the focus of the analysis, because we have assessed that the public interest does not coincide with the benefits of bailiffs. Furthermore, the problems arising from government decisions do not make bailiffs responsible or guilty for the situation.
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Please, in addition to the source of the attached interview, also see Mr. Murati's post and also the GAP Institute's analysis regarding enforcement cases.
We remain completely open and ready for additional clarifications, and we also hope to have opportunities for friendly and professional cooperation in the future.
