HASHIM THACI

ws sport j2 money culture scene video subscription THE LEADER OF KOSOVO The Hague filed an indictment against Hashim Thaci, his meeting in the White House with Vučić failed The indictment is "the result of a lengthy investigation and expresses the SPO's belief that it can prove all charges beyond a reasonable doubt." Author: Hina, Jutarnji.hrPosted: June 24, 2020 6:57 pm Hashim Thaci Hashim Thaci Armend Nimani Facebook Twitter Messenger E-mail RELATED NEWS Aleksandar Vučić, the White House and Avdullah Hoti FATEFUL MEETING Trump invites Vučić and Kosovo Prime Minister to the White House: 'border correction' on the horizon? KOSOVO ON 'SCALE' Vučić on the fateful meeting in the White House: 'We are not going there with the White Flag' The Office of the Special Prosecutor for War Crimes in Kosovo in The Hague announced on Wednesday that it has filed an indictment for war crimes and crimes against humanity against Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and "others". The indictment is "the result of a lengthy investigation and expresses the conviction of the SPO (Special Prosecutor's Office) that it can prove all charges beyond a reasonable doubt," the Hague prosecution said in a statement. The indictment alleges that Hashim Thaci , Kadri Veseli , commander of the counterintelligence service during the Kosovo war in the late 1990s and currently the leader of the Kosovo opposition, and other suspects in the indictment are responsible for nearly 100 murders and the identities of victims, including Kosovo Albanians. , Serbs, Roma and persons of other nationalities, as well as political opponents, is known. The prosecution says it considered it necessary to issue a public statement because of "continuous attempts by Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veseli to obstruct and undermine the work of the Special Chambers for Kosovo by international judges. They allegedly ran a secret campaign to repeal the law established as a court, and otherwise obstructed the work of the court, so as not to be "brought to justice," the prosecution argues. "By doing so, Mr. Thaci and Mr. Veseli have shown that their personal interests are more important than the victims of their crimes, the rule of law and the people of Kosovo as a whole," the prosecution said in a statement, noting that a Kosovo Special Chamber judge is currently examining the indictment. will confirm it. The Special Judicial Councils adjudicate under Kosovo law, are composed of international judges and prosecutors, and are funded by the EU. Thaci and Veseli were among the commanders-in-chief of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during clashes with Serbian forces in the late 1990s, and had previously denied involvement in any war crimes. The prosecution did not provide further details about their alleged war crimes. The court is based in The Hague in part to protect witnesses, as some investigations by senior KLA officers were disrupted by intimidation and pressure on witnesses prior to its establishment. Thaci was scheduled to travel to Washington later this week for the first round of talks with Serbia on normalizing White House-mediated relations, but in the meantime the trip was canceled. So far, none of the leading KLA leaders have been convicted of war crimes.