The Presidency of the Republic of Kosovo has strongly condemned the use of language calling for the “execution” of President Vjosa Osmani, describing it as a dangerous incitement to political violence.
In its official statement, the Presidency emphasized that such language is not a form of political critique or debate, but a direct threat that fosters hatred and normalizes political violence.
Full statement:
The Presidency of the Republic of Kosovo strongly condemns the language calling for the “execution” of President Osmani.
When the term “execution” is used in political discourse, it is not a matter of criticism or opinion but a dangerous language that incites hatred and normalizes political violence.
Kosovo is not and should never be a country where political activists appoint themselves as judges and issue death sentences for democratically elected figures. The mentality behind such language has, for decades, held back public debate with labeling, slander, and lynching.
President Osmani is not anyone’s “puppet” nor part of conspiratorial fantasies of alleged betrayal. She is the President of the Republic of Kosovo, legitimately elected, exercising her mandate based on the Constitution.
Those who today speak of “betrayal” and “execution” and push forward slanders and conspiracies are, in fact, calling for political violence and murder.
Kosovo has paid dearly for its freedom to ensure that today it does not tolerate lynching language against its institutions. Calls for “execution” are not political rhetoric but a direct incitement to violence and crime. Anyone who believes they can intimidate a President with slander or threats merely demonstrates that they have yet to accept that we live in a democratic republic.
The Presidency of the Republic of Kosovo calls on competent law enforcement and judicial authorities to urgently address these cases and treat them in accordance with the law.
