Several MPs from two opposition parties, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and the Alliance, have taken to the capital's squares to support protesters amid tensions around the Kosovo Assembly.
Among those was Ramush Haradinaj from the Alliance, whose name was chanted by the protesters.
PDK MP Enver Hoxhaj was heard telling police officers that "you went too far," REL journalist Flaka Zogu reports.
The PDK has complained that the police have used violence against protesters, who have dispersed them from the square closest to the Parliament using tear gas and water cannons.
Protesters have repeatedly thrown pyrotechnic devices and attempted to prevent MPs from leaving the Assembly as they demand the approval of amendments to the law on the Special Court.
PDK and Alliance MPs continue to remain in the Assembly, calling on MPs from the ruling party, the Vetëvendosje Movement, to return to the Assembly to pass the amendments in the second and final reading.
Earlier, the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) said it "strongly condemns" the use of violence against citizens protesting the adoption of changes to the law on the Special Court, which "protects the KLA."
In a press release, the opposition party that initiated these changes that passed in principle, said it demands from the Government "immediate responsibility and from state bodies the cessation of any disproportionate action that is seriously violating citizens' right to protest."
She called on Prime Minister Albin Kurti's ruling party, the Vetevendosje Movement, to return to the Assembly to approve the amendments in second reading.
"PDK reiterates that there is no legal obstacle to the adoption of the law protecting the KLA and the conclusion of this process. The Government itself has confirmed this in its opinion. Therefore, further delay is unjustifiable and constitutes a direct disregard for the citizens' request," she said.
The Assembly approved in principle the amendments to the Special Law, but they must pass a second reading to take effect.
The changes were not put to a vote because Kurti's ruling party wants the Assembly to first elect the country's new president, whose term ends in about 24 hours.
The PDK has said that it would support the election of the president, but demands that changes to the law on Special Elections be passed first.
Earlier, Kurti and PDK leader Bedri Hamza held a meeting a few hours ago on these two issues, but they did not reach an agreement. ©LAPSI.al
