Hashim Thaci

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.

The Times They Are a-Changin’: But For Better or Worse?

With the departure of Hashim Thaci, Kosovo's former president, to The Hague in November 2020 to face war crimes charges, and Vetevendosje's victory in early parliamentary elections in February, one might think that things will never be the same. It seems that we are putting the years of stagnation behind us and moving forward.

Kosovo Ex-Guerrillas Claim Prosecution is Hampering Their Defence

Lawyers for former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA guerrilla leaders accused the prosecution at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Tuesday of hindering the defence's efforts to prepare its case by not properly disclosing evidence.

Kosovo Guerrillas’ Stronghold Tense Ahead of Election Showdown

For two decades, voters in the town of Skenderaj/Srbica in Kosovo's Drenica Valley have been pledging their support to the Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK and its former leader Hashim Thaci, the wartime political chief of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA who went on to dominate politics in the country in the years after the conflict.

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