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Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Pleads Not Guilty to War Crimes
Pjeter Shala, who was a Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA fighter during the 1998-99 conflict with Serbian forces, pleaded not guilty to war crimes at a pre-trial initial appearance at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Monday.
"I understood [the charges] and I find the accusations ridiculous," Shala told the judge.
Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Sent to Face Charges at Hague War Court
Pjeter Shala, a former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter, was transferred to a detention centre in The Hague on Thursday evening after the Kosovo Specialist Chambers confirmed a four-count indictment charging him with war crimes.
Shala, 57, who was arrested in Belgium last month, is to make an initial appearance before a pre-trial judge on Monday.
How Serbia Can Learn from Germany’s Post-War Remorse
European MPs Urge Serbia, Kosovo to Intensify War Grave Search
MEPs in the European Parliament adopted two separate reports on Thursday evening urging Serbia and Kosovo to be more efficient in investigating the remaining missing persons cases from the 1998-99 Kosovo war.
Unregulated and Unlicensed, War Memorials Proliferate in Kosovo Towns
A joint statement issued by Kosovo's president and prime minister condemned any "involvement of citizens of Kosovo in the Macedonia incidents". The surviving gunmen were convicted of terrorism.
On 22nd Anniversary of NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia Russia Issues Warning: It Must Never Be Repeated
Russia has issued a warning against a repeat of the NATO Western military alliance's bombing campaign of Yugoslavia on its 22nd anniversary, as Washington's top diplomat seeks to rally the alliance for the first time under the banner of U.S. President Joe Biden's administration.
President Biden Urged to Move Hague War Court to Kosovo
The Atlantic Association, an organisation representing Albanian-Americans who describe themselves as "proud former KLA [Kosovo Liberation Army] soldiers", sent a letter to US President Joe Biden on Wednesday urging him to intervene to shift the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court to Kosovo itself.
Serbian Public Broadcaster Airs War Crime Convicts’ Denials
Two convicted war criminals, former Yugoslav deputy prime minister Nikola Sainovic and Yugoslav Army general Vladimir Lazarevic, appeared on Serbia's public broadcaster Radio-Television Serbia on Tuesday evening and denied that they committed the crimes of which they were convicted.
Monuments Evoke Tragic Memories of NATO Bombing of Yugoslavia
There are memorials across Serbia and Kosovo to commemorate hundreds of people who died during NATO's 78-day bombing campaign against Yugoslavia, which began on March 24, 1999 and is being marked with an official commemoration in Belgrade on Wednesday evening.
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.