Specialist Chambers law on agenda,Çitaku vows new initiative by Monday

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The draft law amending the Law on the Specialist Chambers and the Specialist Prosecutor`s Office has been added as the final item on the agenda of the Kosovo Assembly`s plenary session.

The proposal was approved for inclusion on the agenda with 79 votes in favour, following a request by the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK).

Acting PDK leader Vlora Çitaku pledged that her party would introduce a new legal initiative by Monday to amend the law.

“I request that the law be approved today and that we immediately begin the amendment procedure on Monday. To demonstrate seriousness, let us give this process two weeks. I publicly pledge that we will introduce the new legal initiative on Monday and make amendments to the law in question within two weeks,” Çitaku said during the Assembly session.

She thanked MPs for supporting the draft law, recalling that it had been adopted during what she described as a dramatic night.

“With that vote and that unity, we demonstrated great political and national maturity, proving that there are values that transcend daily politics and unite us,” she said.

Çitaku recalled that after the law was adopted in two readings, the PDK proposed returning it to the Assembly for further consideration, following recommendations that the party believes could strengthen its legal provisions.

She said the party had taken the decision despite being aware of the potential political cost, arguing that the objective was more important than any damage to the PDK.

The Vetëvendosje Movement (LVV) and the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK) supported the inclusion of the item on the agenda.

Meanwhile, the head of the Democratic League of Kosovo's (LDK) parliamentary group, Jehona Lushaku-Sadriu, said her party maintained its previous position.