Kosovo Assembly sends proposal to abolish KLA court to govt.

The Presidency of the Kosovo Assembly has decided to send a proposal to abolish the Specialist Chambers (special court) to the government.

The court has been set up to deal with the alleged war crimes committed by former top ranking members of the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army").

The government is expected to give its opinion and put into procedure this proposal, signed by 42 members of the Assembly.

The head of the opposition Self-Determination party's parliamentary group, Glauk Konjufca, confirmed this on Monday, Beta reported.

"Now (the law) is in the hands of the government," Konjufca said.

Representatives of the opposition Democratic League of Kosovo disagreed with the decision and left the session today.

The Kosovo government should now evaluate the proposal to abolish the court and, if it agrees with it, support the draft law proposed by...