Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi during a meeting held today with Silvio Bonfigli, chief of the EULEX Justice component  EULEX, Anu Melkko, Deputy Director of EULEX Correctional Unit , the ombudsman, Sami Kurteshi, executive director of CDHRF, Behxhet Shala and Elmaze Fazliu, head of a Conditional Release Panel room, took the decision to re-functionalize the Conditional Release Panel.

During the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, said that after the decision to review all decisions of the Conditional Release Panel from October 16, 2010, when the Ministry of Justice has been left without political staff and therefore no minister, has decided to re-functionalize this panel. According to him, after the report came from  CDHRF Ombudsman for review of decisions, has decided to re-functionalize  this panel, where this re-functionalize  needs a better coordination between the Ministry of Justice, Ombudsman, Eulex judges and CDHRF.

"I have taken the decision that the EULEX judges, representatives of the Ombudsman and CDHRF, to participate and monitor the procedure from the beginning until the decision of the panel. In particular I require from judges who are competent and representatives of the Kosovo Correctional Service, to have professional staff in procedures starting from requests  of prisoners to the delivery of these requests to the panel. Of course here should be included representative of EULEX Correctional Unit Ombudsman and CDHRF, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, and said that will fully respect the legal procedures, transparency, and the rights of prisoners.

According to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof.. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, he made a decision to appoint two heads of chambers of the Conditional Release Panel , where as the head of two chambers are appointed Judge of the District Court of Pristina, Tonka Berisha and Judge of the District Court in Prizren , Edije Sezairi, and Judge of the Municipal Court of Pristina, Elmaze Fazliu, continues to be leading the other chamber.

On the other side, Silvio Bonfigli, chief of EULEX Justice component,  said that the mission will continue to help in any form the Conditional Release Panel.

"Let me express once again our commitment to this issue, we have two judges who are always assigned  to the conditional release panel, also we have the other five  judges who oversee(supervise) the work of this panel. We will also be engaged  to help in any way the panel, "said Chief of EULEX Justice component .

While the ombudsman Sami Kurteshi  thanked the Minister Kuçi and other institutions that are interested in transparency and said the Ombudsman will attempt in future to monitor the conditional release Panel , as much as they are permitted and have possibilities.

The executive director of CDHRF, Behxhet Shala, assessed the minister's action Kuçi, to creating space for monitoring the panel and the presented transparency , which in his opinion, this transparency has until now been lacked.