[1/6]A drone view shows the prison in the eastern village of Pasjak, Kosovo, May 27, 2024. The prison in eastern Kosovo is expected to receive 300 inmates from Denmark after Kosovo’s parliament backed the deal between the two countries. REUTERS/Fatos Bytyci Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab
No individuals who are sentenced on terrorism charges or have life sentences will be transferred to Gjilan, according to the Danish justice ministry and Ismail Dibrani, the head of Kosovo prisons.
“Those individuals who will arrive are easily manageable from our system,” Dibrani said.
The inmates’ gender was not confirmed.
A Danish prison governor will co-manage the facility with a local director, while all guards will be local.
The Kosovar prison guards will receive training from Danish authorities to ensure treatment of inmates meet Danish and international human rights standards, the Danish justice ministry said.
But Danish human rights experts are not convinced.
“A two-month course does not change behavior,” Rytter said.
Rinor Behluli who lives close to the prison in the village of Pasjak, said it doesn’t matter to him where the prisoners come from.
“Whether they are from Denmark, England or elsewhere, they are jailed people,” he said.
The first convicts are expected to be transferred between 21 and 25 months after prison reconstruction begins, which is expected within weeks, according to the Danish justice ministry.
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