Prishina, March 29, 2018 – The President of the country, Hashim Thaçi, has reacted after the arrestment of the six Turkish citizens.
He said that today we are disappointed because our relevant institutions, for reasons that remain to be clarified to the end, have failed to defend these principles related to the human rights of foreign citizens who live and work in our country.
“I am informed by the competent authorities after the event that six citizens were deported today to Turkey on the grounds that they did not have a residence permit in Kosovo. We now need to explain the reasons that have led to the deportation of these Turkish citizens to Turkey”, said President Thaçi.
This is the press statement of the President of the Republic of Kosovo:
Kosovo is a democratic state built in accordance with the highest democratic standards, which above all respect the individual rights of every person regardless of ethnicity, belief or political or ideological convictions.
This principle, embodied in our Constitution and our laws, remains inalienable by anyone and it is the duty of our state institutions to apply it in practice.
Today we are disappointed because our relevant institutions, for reasons that remain to be clarified to the end, have failed to defend these principles related to the human rights of foreign nationals who live and work in our country.
I am informed by the competent authorities after the event that six citizens were deported today to Turkey on the grounds that they did not have a residence permit in Kosovo.