Corruption suspect to join Kosovo court?

A Serb is likely to join the Kosovo Constitutional Court, due to be put together soon, reports said.

Izvor: B92

Saturday, 06.06.2009.

10:57

Default images

A Serb is likely to join the Kosovo Constitutional Court, due to be put together soon, reports said. The man in question is law professor Ivan Cukalovic, who told B92 that he had accepted the invitation "in order to protect the interests of the Serb community in Kosovo". Corruption suspect to join Kosovo court? Cukalovic is currently employed by the Kragujevac Law Faculty, whose dean, Stanko Bejatovic, reacted by saying that this is a personal decision, but that the educational institution will, should the appointment announcements go through, "undertake all legal measures". He would not specify whether firing the professor would be one of them, but said that "not a single gesture of the faculty, not on this issue either, would do anything that would in any way signify the recognition of this creation that is known as the so-called republic of Kosovo". Cukalovic's appointment is not yet formal as it must be confirmed by the Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu. He believes that "neither legal nor moral boundaries" would be transgressed with the move, as the court is made up of four ethnic Albanians, three foreigners and "two others", and that it is in effect an international court. Cukalovic is otherwise known to the public as being one of 18 professors from Kragujevac indicted for receiving bribes from students in the so-called Index Affair. The teachers were charged with selling exams and diplomas. However, he did not wish to speak about this subject, and claimed that his appointment to the Kosovo Constitutional Court is now "being politicized". Cukalovic, born in Kosovo, and educated in Kraljevo, Kragujevac and Belgrade, also announced a news conference for Monday when he said he would address these issues.

Corruption suspect to join Kosovo court?

Čukalović is currently employed by the Kragujevac Law Faculty, whose dean, Stanko Bejatović, reacted by saying that this is a personal decision, but that the educational institution will, should the appointment announcements go through, "undertake all legal measures".

He would not specify whether firing the professor would be one of them, but said that "not a single gesture of the faculty, not on this issue either, would do anything that would in any way signify the recognition of this creation that is known as the so-called republic of Kosovo".

Čukalović's appointment is not yet formal as it must be confirmed by the Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu.

He believes that "neither legal nor moral boundaries" would be transgressed with the move, as the court is made up of four ethnic Albanians, three foreigners and "two others", and that it is in effect an international court.

Čukalović is otherwise known to the public as being one of 18 professors from Kragujevac indicted for receiving bribes from students in the so-called Index Affair. The teachers were charged with selling exams and diplomas.

However, he did not wish to speak about this subject, and claimed that his appointment to the Kosovo Constitutional Court is now "being politicized".

Čukalović, born in Kosovo, and educated in Kraljevo, Kragujevac and Belgrade, also announced a news conference for Monday when he said he would address these issues.

Komentari 17

Pogledaj komentare

17 Komentari

Možda vas zanima

Podeli: