Chief Prosecutor Gashi meets the acting Chief Prosecutor of the Special Prosecution, they agree to intensify the fight against crime

Kosovo’s Chief State Prosecutor, Zejnulla Gashi, has held a meeting with the acting Chief Prosecutor of the Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo, Dren Paca, after he took office.

During the meeting, Gashi congratulated Paca on his new post, expressing readiness for institutional cooperation and coordination in fulfilling the responsibilities of the Special Prosecution.

According to the announcement from the Office of the Chief State Prosecutor, the two officials agreed to intensify joint efforts in fighting high-level corruption, organised crime, terrorism, war crimes and other complex forms of criminality, as Telegrafi reports.

The meeting also discussed strengthening international legal cooperation with Kosovo’s strategic partners, particularly in fighting transnational crimes that endanger security and the rule of law.

Another agreed priority is the development of financial investigations, as well as the tracing, seizure and confiscation of illegal assets suspected of having been obtained through criminal offences that fall under the exclusive competence of the Special Prosecution.

“Alongside criminal prosecution, a priority will also be the development of financial investigations, as well as the tracing, seizure and confiscation of illegal assets, which have been obtained through criminal offences that fall within the exclusive competence of the Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo, as well as the need for effective application of the Law on Extended Powers for the Confiscation of Assets,” the announcement says.