Thaci: Special court for KLA crimes cannot be abolished

Kosovo President Hashim Thaci says the Special Court (Specialist Chambers) for KLA crimes committed in Kosovo "cannot and will not be abolished."

Tanjug carried this report on Thursday, citing the Pristina-based, Albanian language website Gazeta Express.

"The Special Court cannot be abolished and will not be abolished, this is the attitude of the state, not an opinion," Thaci told a press conference on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the unilateral declaration of Kosovo's independence.

The UDI was made by ethnic Albanians in Serbia's southern province on February 17, 2008 - and continues to be contested by Serbia as a violation of its constitution, territorial integrity, and sovereignty.

According to its website, the Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor's Office "have jurisdiction over crimes against humanity, war crimes and other crimes...