In turn, Copenhagen has pledged to pay Pristina 15 million euros annually and help finance green energy.
Denmark plans to rent 300 prison cells in the partially recognized state Kosovo … The Danes will send foreigners sentenced to deportation after their release to serve their sentences in the Balkans.
BBC-Ukraine reports.
“We decided to rent prison places in Kosovo and increase the number of places in Danish This will give a clear signal to third-country nationals sentenced to deportation: your future is not in Denmark, and you will not be sitting here, “Justice Minister Nick Gekkerup said. .
The governments of both countries signed a “political declaration” of intent for five years, which they plan to extend after this period. Copenhagen has pledged to pay Pristina 15 million euros annually and help finance green energy. For renting a prison from 2023, Kosovo should receive 210 million euros over the next 10 years.
Danish laws will apply to all prisoners in rented cells.
This decision was criticized by citizens of Denmark and Kosovo. The former accuse their authorities of inhumane treatment of prisoners. Residents of Kosovo are unhappy that their country is being turned into a European prison. Kosovo Justice Minister Albulena Hajiu assured that the country will not accept dangerous criminals convicted of terrorist crimes or terminally ill.
The agreement has yet to be ratified by the Kosovo parliament.
It is noted that the idea of renting prisons other countries are not new. Earlier, Norway and Belgium rented prison cells in the Netherlands.
Recall that in Kosovo a bus with students was shot from a machine gun , there are dead and wounded.
