Ombudsperson participated in a conference on “Unmasking Corruption”
25/10/2024
Pristina, October 25th, 2024 – Ombudsperson, Mr. Naim Qelaj participated in a conference on “Unmasking Corruption”, organized by NGOs, “Aktiv” and “ACDC”.
The Ombudsperson said that Kosovo has legislation in accordance with EU directives for fighting corruption, adding that the challenge is the lack of real expertise in dealing with corruption at all levels.
Mr. Qelaj said that most of Kosovo’s institutions have not managed to create the credibility towards the citizens, and greater support is needed from all the key actors of society who can contribute to the fight against and prevention of corruption.
He said that there should be more campaigns to raise citizens’ awareness about fighting and reporting corruption and added that the institutions should do more to protect the reporters of corruption.