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The trial of the leaders of the former KLA continues today in The Hague
They are accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
So far, seven prosecution witnesses have been heard in the trial against the leader of the former KLA. They are accused of murder, persecution and torture.
All four defendants pleaded not guilty to any of the counts of the indictment.
Questions Raised over Victims’ Representation at Kosovo War Court
However, in what is seen as an attempt to make the proceedings more efficient and limit costs, because hundreds of victims are expected to participate in the trials at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, the court has not given the victims the right to choose their own legal representatives.
A slap in the face to Pristina: "You have no place in the Council of Europe and EU"
The latest escalation of violence showed that the so-called Kosovo has no place in the Council of Europe and the EU, announced the spokesperson for foreign affairs of the Alternative for Germany.
Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Leaders’ Trial Hears Allegations of Assault
The seventh witness in the war crimes and crimes against humanity trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former guerrilla leaders told the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Tuesday that he suffered psychologically after he was injured by KLA fighters.
Witness at Thaci Trial ‘Found Body of Victim of Kosovo Guerrillas’
The fifth witness in the war crimes and crimes against humanity trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three others told the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Monday that masked men wearing Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA emblems kidnapped three people and murdered one of them.
Serb Ex-Policeman Charged with Wartime Rape of Kosovo Man
Kosovo's Special Prosecution announced on Friday that it has filed an indictment charging a Serb ex-policeman, identified only by the initials G.P., with the wartime rape of an ethnic Albanian man.
Hague Court Urges Kosovo to Treat War Victims and Defendants Equally
Officials in Pristina have yet to publicly respond since the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague urged Kosovo to create a new reparation mechanism for war crimes victims in order to ensure "equal treatment between the suspects and accused".
Witnesses Recall Grim Conditions at Kosovo Guerrillas’ Detention Site
Two protected witnesses testified this week at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague at the war crimes trial of former Kosovo Liberation Army member Pjeter Shala, alias 'Commander Wolf', describing the poor conditions at the Kukes Metal Factory in Albania, where detainees were allegedly held and mistreated by KLA fighters in 1999.
Kosovo Indicts Serb for Wartime Massacre
Anniversary commemoration of victims killed in Recak/Racak, January 2014. Photo: EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ.
Kosovo's Special Prosecution announced on Thursday that it has filed an indictment charging a member of Serbian armed forces with the murder and displacement of ethnic Albanian civilians during the war in 1999.
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