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The indictment for Thaçi, Veselin, Krasniqi and Selimi is published; One of the charges is the murder of LDK members

Politiko 2020-11-05 21:50:29

The indictment for Thaçi, Veselin, Krasniqi and Selimi is published; One

The Special Court, through a press release on Thursday evening, has officially announced that the former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi are accused of murder, cruel treatment, enforced disappearance of persons in March 1998-September 1999.

They are accused of murder in Albania and it was mentioned that among the victims were also members of the Democratic League of Kosovo. The four senior Kosovo officials have been transferred to the detention facility of the Specialized Chambers in The Hague.

The special has said that it will inform in time about the date and time of their first appearances before the pre-trial judge.

"The confirmed indictment alleges that at least between March 1998 and September 1999, war crimes of unlawful arrest or detention, cruel treatment, torture and unlawful killing, and crimes against humanity, imprisonment, other inhumane acts, torture were committed. , illegal murder, enforced disappearance of persons and persecution.

The crimes presented in the indictment were committed in several places in Kosovo as well as in Kukës and Cahan in northern Albania and were committed by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (“KLA”) against hundreds of civilians and persons who did not take an active part in the fighting. The victims include persons suspected of being opponents of the KLA and later of the Provisional Government of Kosovo, namely: (i) Serbs, Roma and Ashkali; (ii) Catholics; (iii) civilians allegedly cooperating with the Serbian authorities or allegedly contacting Serbs; (iv) Albanians who were members or supporters of the Democratic League of Kosovo or other parties deemed to be against the KLA; (v) Albanians who did not join or support the KLA; and (vi) employed or formerly employed individuals considered against the KLA.

The confirmed indictment alleges that Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi bear criminal responsibility as individuals on the basis of various forms of criminal responsibility for the crimes presented in the indictment, which were committed in the context of a non-international armed conflict in Kosovo and in the context of a widespread and systematic attack against persons suspected of being KLA opponents ", it is said in the short description that the Special Forces made to the indictment.