Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Prof. Dr. Hajredin Kuçi, today met with the experts who have worked on the Draft Law on Amnesty.

During the discussion, Minister Kuçi emphasized the importance of this law for our country and the inclusion of policies that he has made clear since 2011, when he took the initiative for this law.

During the meeting, Minister Kuçi paid particular attention to the discussion of criminal offenses that will be excluded from the amnesty, as well as those which will be included.

Minister Kuçi and the experts who have worked on this law, including EULEX experts, reaffirmed the necessity that this law has full social consensus and support from all the political parties represented in the Assembly. Consequently, added Kuçi, this law will be firstly presented to the political parties represented in the Assembly and then it will be further proceeded. In this regard, he emphasized that special attention will be given to the offences that will be excluded from the amnesty, so that serious criminal offences that violate social interests are not included in the amnesty.

Kuçi Minister also clarified to the working group that this law is not directed towards the so-called "amnesty for the north," as was said in the media. He explained that this law will contain certain criminal offenses which may be granted amnesty and that it is not dedicated to any particular part of the territory of the Republic of Kosovo adding that citizens across the country who meet conditions set by law can benefit from it.

The Law on Amnesty, which is now in its final phase, will contain the general part which will define amnesty, conditions and procedures in accordance with the latest Constitutional Amendment, as well as the separate part which will count the criminal offenses for which amnesty is allowed and those that are not entitled to it.

This law shall be proceeded to the Assembly upon the adoption of the Amnesty Constitutional Amendment, which has also been initiated by the Ministry of Justice.