Sylejman Selimi
Kosovo Guerrilla Leaders ‘Didn’t Directly Control Fighters’: Witness
Rrustem Mustafa, former commander of Kosovo Liberation Army's wartime Llap Operational Zone, also known by the nom de guerre Remi, told the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague this week in the trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants that the guerrilla force mainly functioned from the bottom up and did not have a fully-established chain of command.
Hague Judge Extends Detention for Kosovo Ex-Commander
Salih Mustafa, a former Kosovo Liberation Army commander accused of committing war crimes, must remain in detention after a judge said he could interfere with witnesses or escape.
Hague Prosecutors ‘Quiz Kosovo War Criminal about KLA Leaders’
Sabit Geci, a former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA commander, said he was interviewed on Thursday by the Kosovo Specialist Prosecution, which is probing wartime and post-war crimes.
Kosovo President Secretly Appoints War Crimes Convict as Adviser
The Kosovo Anti-Corruption Agency's report on the declaration of wealth of public servants, published on Thursday, revealed that Rrustem Mustafa, popularly known as 'Remi', has been an adviser to Kosovo President Hashim Thaci for the last four months, unknown to the public.
Kosovo PM Sacks Adviser Convicted of War Crimes
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj removed Sylejman Selimi as his political adviser on Monday, four months after his controversial appointment, which drew criticism from Kosovo's Western allies.
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US Embassy Slates Kosovo Over ‘Unethical’ Appointments
The US Embassy in Kosovo on Tuesday criticised what it called a series of politically driven appointments of "unqualified" officials who either have war crime convictions or are indicted for serious crimes or suspected of abuses of power.
Hague Prosecutors Quiz Kosovo Ex-Commander Selimi as ‘Suspect’
The Hague-based Specialist Prosecutor’s Office has interviewed former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Sylejman Selimi - who was recently freed from jail after a war crimes sentence - as a suspect, his lawyers said.
"War criminals have no place in government"
The two organizations stated this on Tuesday in a press release entitled, "War criminals have no place in government!"
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Kosovo PM Criticised for Appointing War Criminal as Adviser
Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj was criticised by rights campaigners for appointing recently-released war crimes convict Sylejman Selimi, a former Kosovo Liberation Army commander, as his political adviser.
Kosovo Ex-Commander Sylejman Selimi Freed from Jail
Former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Sylejman Selimi, who was convicted of war crimes for torturing a civilian prisoner at a KLA detention site, was released on probation.