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5 convictions in northern Kosovo

(BRUSSELS2) A panel of three (European) judges from the court in Mitrovica, in the north of Kosovo, sentenced 5 people to terms ranging from one to four in prison.

Two of them were found guilty of "criminal association with the intent to commit murder" while the other three were convicted of "distributing and selling" drugs, according to the press release from Eulex (the State mission of European Union law). For these files, the investigations were carried out by a local prosecutor but the files were presented to the court by one of the European prosecutors of the EULEX mission.

Despite all the difficulties, justice is still advancing in northern Kosovo. According to our information, more than fifty court decisions had already been rendered for this province of Kosovo which partly escapes the jurisdiction of Pristina.

Thomas LeBihan

Student in "Public Affairs European Governance course" at Paris I. Intern at B2. Follows the news of the European Parliament.

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