Prosecution Interrogates MPs Involved in Quarrel in Kosovo Parliament

Basic Prosecutor's Office of Pristina has interviewed the Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi, the Minister Hekuran Murati and the MPs of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Mergim Lushtaku for involvement in the fight in the Assembly of Kosovo. 

Lushtaku was invited as a suspect for the attack, according to the announcement of the Prosecutor's Office, until it became known that the other MPs of the opposition, Hajdar Beqa and Bekim Haxhiu, were also interviewed. 

However, other interviews are expected in the case of the violence that took place on Thursday in the Assembly of Kosovo. 

"The prosecutor can start today, continue next week, according to our information, 50-60 MPs can be invited as witnesses, based on the evidence, then the prosecutor decides if there is sufficient basis to file an indictment and what is the criminal responsibility of each one", says Ehat Miftaraj from the Kosovo Institute for Law. 

Deputies and ministers have immunity with a decision of the Constitutional Court, however this ends when they resort to physical violence and thus can be prosecuted. 

"Deputies cannot be prosecuted or be subject to civil lawsuits related to the opinion they have in the Assembly of Kosovo, related to the way they vote for laws, policies and international agreements, but everything comes out of this when they can fight , beat or are subject to attacks", says Miftaraj. 

The offense for which MPs, ministers and the deputy prime minister can be prosecuted, although it is early, is that of physical assault. 

The violence in the Assembly of Kosovo was generated by the debate over the audio recordings of the head of the Vetëvendosje Parliamentary Group, Mimoza Kusari-Lila, and the former deputy of the Serbian List, Slavko Simiç, where it is confirmed that Kusari-Lila has also spoken with the wanted by the authorities of Kosovo for organized crime, corruption and murder, Milan Radojicic.