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Hague Court Rejects Thaci’s Challenge to Kosovo War Crime Charges
Pre-trial judge Nicolas Guillou has dismissed an attempt by former Kosovo president and wartime Kosovo Liberation Army political leader Hashim Thaci and two of his co-defendants, Kadri Veseli and Rexhep Selimi, to have the charges against them thrown out.
Belgium Arrests Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla on War Crime Charges
The Belgian authorities on Tuesday detained Pjeter Shala, a former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA member after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers called for his arrest on war crimes charges.
"Pjeter Shala will be detained in Belgium, pending any transfer to the detention facility of the KSC [Kosovo Specialist Chambers] in The Hague," said a statement issued by Specialist Chambers.
New Court Faces Old Problems in Protecting Kosovo Witnesses
Trendafilova urged European nations to consider "comprehensive cooperation agreements" so witnesses and their families can be relocated to Western Europe.
"Without these agreements, it will be very difficult if not impossible in some cases to ensure that testimony can be given freely and without any fear," she said.
Hague Prosecutors to Question Former Kosovo Deputy Minister
Gani Koci, a former Kosovo Liberation Army guerrilla turned politician, announced on Facebook on Thursday that he has been summoned as a witness by the Specialist Prosecutor's Office in The Hague, which is probing wartime and post-war crimes in Koosvo.
War Crimes Prosecutors to Quiz Albanian Army Ex-Officer
Shehu is one of scores of Albanian army officers who joined the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA in its war against the Yugoslav Army and Serbian police and paramilitaries in 1999.
Kosovo MP Candidate Summoned by Hague Prosecutors
The Kosovo Liberation Army War Veterans' Organisation branch in the town of Has said on Tuesday evening that former guerrilla Nezir Cocaj, who is running for re-election as an MP next month, has been called for questioning by the Specialist Prosecutor's Office in The Hague.
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Kosovo Chambers Publishes Decision on Indictment against Ex-KLA Commanders
The Kosovo Specialist Chambers published on Monday a redacted decision by a pre-trial judge confirming an indictment against former President Hashim Thaci and three former fellow guerrilla commanders accusing them of crimes against humanity and war crimes during and after the 1998-99 Kosovo war.
Haradinaj Eyes Succeeding Thaci as Kosovo President
Former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj is being promoted as Kosovo's possible next president after his party authorised him on Wednesday to represent it in discussions with its coalition partners on a potential reshuffle - and on who the next president should be.
Kosovo’s Ousted Government, Secret Deals and War Crimes Charges
In this endeavour, Thaci is believed to have secured support US President Donald Trump's envoy for Serbia-Kosovo peace negotiations, Richard Grenell. A man of many titles - he is also the acting Director of National Intelligence and the US ambassador to Germany - Grenell has denied that the partition of Kosovo has been discussed in secret as part of the rumoured peace deal.
Kosovo: War Commanders Questioned as Prosecutors Step Up Probes
After his invitation for interview as a suspect, Haradinaj, a former KLA commander, resigned as premier in July.
He has already been tried twice by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague and was acquitted both times, and he insisted that the Specialist Chambers would not undermine the KLA's legacy.