The Serbian judges and prosecutors did not go to the Presidency to take the oath, it was announced through a press release.
"On October 17, 2017, the Office of the President was ready to welcome the arrival of forty-two (42) judges and fourteen (14) prosecutors from non-majority communities in the Republic of Kosovo, who, following the decree by the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, should join the judicial and prosecutorial system of the Republic of Kosovo", says the communique, reports Koha.net.
Decree of Serbian judges with "neutral oath"
The decree of judges and prosecutors from non-majority communities in the Republic of Kosovo is one of the affirmative measures, which the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo undertake to achieve full and effective equality of community members in all areas of life, economic , social, political and cultural. Today's act of oath had this purpose, for the full implementation of the Agreement on Justice reached in Brussels on February 10, 2015.
According to the press release from the Office of the Presidency, it is said that the Serbian judges and prosecutors did not go to be sworn in, as they were prevented by the Republic of Serbia, in order not to allow their integration into the judicial system and prosecution of Kosovo.
"Today, the decreeing of judges and prosecutors from non-majority communities did not happen because the candidates for judges and prosecutors did not come for the decreeing. They did not come because they were prevented by the Republic of Serbia, with the sole purpose of not allowing their integration into the judicial and prosecutorial system of Kosovo. This is one of the many steps that the Republic of Serbia takes against our citizens, because the recruitment of judges and prosecutors from the ranks of non-majority communities in the Republic of Kosovo has a great role in the life of the communities, in the realization of the rights of them and in the security of equal access to justice", the communiqué states.
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It is further stated that, "at the same time, today's action of preventing candidates for judges and prosecutors from coming to the President for decree today, is another failure and incapacity of the EU as a mediator in this process of implementing the Agreement on Justice ".
"Despite this deliberate failure orchestrated by Serbia, the Republic of Kosovo will continue to function, based on the constitutional principles of all-inclusiveness, therefore we once again invite the parties to the Justice Agreement to fulfill their obligations. The Republic of Kosovo has fulfilled its obligations in every aspect", the communiqué concludes.
