VLEN: Laskarci case a symbol of judicial failure — families of 16 victims still waiting for justice
VLEN warns the Appellate Court’s annulment and return for retrial may open space for further delay unless the file is prioritised.
The coalition VLEN said the Laskarci case has become a symbol of the judiciary's failure, noting that seven years after the tragedy the families of the 16 victims are still waiting for justice.
VLEN reacted after the Appellate Court annulled the verdict and returned the file for a retrial, a development the coalition warned could create room for further delays unless the case is handled with priority.
VLEN: delays, expert reports and institutional responsibility
In its statement the coalition stressed that the Laskarci affair — together with the so-called Durmo Turs case and a number of other files — is a direct indicator of the state of the judicial system, where the public has witnessed suspicious postponements, problematic medical reports and disregard for court rulings.
“Trust in the judiciary, which fell to only two percent, did not disappear overnight. The super-expertise for the Laskarci case spent 315 days in the Bureau for Forensic Expertise. At the head of the Bureau during that period was Valdet Džaferi, a DUI official. That shows the case was not delaying itself,” VLEN said.
The coalition demanded that the court publish the written reasoning for its decision without delay and that the case be processed as a priority, “without new procedural games”. VLEN added that the families of the victims must not be sent back to the beginning of the process.
VLEN also called for a root reform of the judiciary and noted that the new Minister of Justice has begun work with a clear determination that such cases must no longer be hostages to inefficiency and abuse in the system.
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