Positions on the Special Court/ Rama responds to Kurti: It cost me a long time

2025-10-16 09:55:00, Politikë CNA

Prime Minister Edi Rama has responded to the statement of the Vetëvendosje Movement regarding its stances towards the Special Court and the organization of the protest in support of former KLA leaders in Tirana.

In his post on the "X" platform, Rama states that the party of the incumbent Prime Minister, Albin Kurti, is confusing Kosovo's institutional relations with Albania with the runoffs of the municipal elections.

He adds that he has repeatedly denounced the injustice against former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi, while stating that Vetëvendosje has not done the same.

Meanwhile, regarding the protest to be held tomorrow in Tirana in support of former KLA leaders, Rama says he will not be present. According to him, the decision not to participate is because he does not want the protest to be politicized.

Rama's full post:

The Vetëvendosje Movement has dedicated a long sheet to me, where it is written that 10 years ago I was in favor while it was against the Special Court… Meanwhile, I have denounced the farce against Hashim Thaçi and others whenever and wherever there was a case or need, while the Movement is known to have moved in that direction. But I am not in any kind of competition with the Movement and I regret that the Movement confuses Kosovo's institutional relations with Albania in the mud of municipal run-offs, while regarding the positions of the past 10 years - when it did not even recognize the Kosovo anthem, let alone the innocence of Hashim Thaçi, whom it would love eternally in The Hague - I remind the Movement that the Special Court was established for organ trafficking, not to take the President of the Republic of Kosovo hostage. And finally, I am neither an organizer nor a speaker of the nationwide protest "Justice for the Liberators", which I support wholeheartedly and would join as a simple participant, if I were not aware that any intentional or unintentional politicization of that initiative would harm its purpose and popularity. /CNA

The Vetëvendosje Movement has dedicated a long sheet to me, where it is written that 10 years ago I was in favor while they were against the Special Court... Meanwhile, I have denounced the farce against Hashim Thaçi and others whenever and wherever there has been an opportunity or need, while the Movement... pic.twitter.com/uXCOBsYoCf
— Edi Rama (@ediramaal) October 16, 2025