We have from the Ministry of the Attorney General of Ontario: Renee Pomerance, who is counsel with the crown law office, criminal; and Dr. James Young, assistant deputy minister, public safety division.

24. Takes good note of the adoption of constitutional amendments establishing Specialist Chambers and a Specialist Prosecution Office; welcomes the finalisation of the negotiations between Kosovo and the Netherlands on the host state agreement, and expects the Specialist Chambers to be fully operational as soon as possible, and the Specialist Prosecution Office to have sufficient staff to carry out its tasks; calls on the Specialist Chambers and the Specialist Prosecution Office to draw on the experience and the best practices of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in accordance with the relevant constitutional provisions on their establishment; calls on the Kosovo authorities to cooperate fully wit ...[+++]h the new court; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide sufficient funds for the functioning of the Chambers;

G. whereas on 17 November 2011 Zacharia Bouguira filed a complaint of torture with the office of the Attorney General against the members of the security forces involved and the Ministry of the Interior, and whereas he was interviewed by the public prosecutor's office on 8 December 2011;

20. Stresses the utmost importance of the reform of the judiciary and prosecution service, which is still at an early stage, in order to ensure the independence and professionalism of judges and prosecutors and to allow citizens to regain trust in the rule of law; to this end, welcomes the appointment of the Ombudsman, the judges of the Supreme Court, the prosecutors of the State Prosecutor's Office and the prosecutors of the Kosovo Special Prosecution Office; is concerned that shortcomings in witness protection continue to impede justice for the most serious crimes; calls for the adoption and rapid implementation of the Law on Courts ...[+++] and for the establishment of an effective protection system for witnesses and judges; in that sense urges the EULEX representatives to continue to report publicly on the remaining challenges with regard to the rule of law in Kosovo;

20. Stresses the utmost importance of the reform of the judiciary and prosecution service, which is still at an early stage, in order to ensure the independence and professionalism of judges and prosecutors and to allow citizens to regain trust in the rule of law; to this end, welcomes the appointment of the Ombudsman, the judges of the Supreme Court, the prosecutors of the State Prosecutor's Office and the prosecutors of the Kosovo Special Prosecution Office; is concerned that shortcomings in witness protection continue to impede justice for the most serious crimes; calls for the adoption and rapid implementation of the Law on Courts ...[+++] and for the establishment of an effective protection system for witnesses and judges; in that sense urges the EULEX representatives to continue to report publicly on the remaining challenges with regard to the rule of law in Kosovo;

18. Stresses the utmost importance of the reform of the judiciary and prosecution service, which is still at an early stage, in order to ensure the independence and professionalism of judges and prosecutors and to allow citizens to regain trust in the rule of law; to this end, welcomes the appointment of the Ombudsman, the judges of the Supreme Court, the prosecutors of the State Prosecutor’s Office and the prosecutors of the Kosovo Special Prosecution Office; is concerned that shortcomings in witness protection continue to impede justice for the most serious crimes; calls for the adoption and rapid implementation of the Law on Courts ...[+++] and for the establishment of an effective protection system for witnesses and judges; in that sense urges the EULEX representatives to continue to report publicly on the remaining challenges with regard to the rule of law in Kosovo;