The Basic Court of Pristina has accepted a request from the Special Prosecution Office to order Prime Minister Albin Kurti to appear to give testimony in connection with the case known as state reservations, after he had previously rejected previous invitations.
Kurti has been open to testifying only in his office in the Government building, after accusing the prosecution of "making movie scripts" with him by entering the prosecution's premises.
The Basic Court of Pristina is reviewing the prosecution's request before making a decision on how to proceed.
Lawyer Valdet Hoxha tells A2: "Of course, Prime Minister Kurti's failure to appear to testify before the Special Prosecution Office significantly undermines and hurts public trust and perception in the functioning of justice institutions."
Analyst Magbule Shkodra emphasized: "I don't understand why all this unnecessary drama needs to happen and instead of just going to help the investigators, he should also give his testimony, so that they can continue with the case."
Following the state prosecutor's request to the court to compel the prime minister to appear to testify at the prosecutor's office, a fine of around 250 euros may follow each time he fails to respond to the summons.
In the most extreme case, Kurti could be imprisoned until his testimony becomes unnecessary or until the case is concluded, but for a maximum of one month in prison.
Although the arrest of the prime minister is legally and theoretically a possible option, this is not expected to happen. Lawyer Valdet Hoxha explains: "I do not believe that the situation can go this far. I am convinced that Prime Minister Kurti should respect the call and first of all respect the institutions of order, therefore this is the procedure that is applied with the hope that it should not materialize because it would seriously undermine the functioning of a legal state."
For political experts, Kurti has no reason not to respond to the prosecution, since the election process has already ended.
"At first, when he didn't go, I thought he was campaigning, he didn't want to show up, but now, the elections are over, the results are before the counting is complete, and I don't fully justify his action. He should go, he should set an example," says Shkodra.
In connection with the state reserves case, where it is alleged that a quantity of oil purchased in Poland and a quantity of wheat purchased in Turkey never arrived, two officials from the Ministry of Industry and a businessman were arrested. Minister Rozeta Hajdari was also invited for interview as a suspect. (A2 Televizion)
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