Published December 12,2023
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A former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), who can also be a former member of parliament, was detained Tuesday on suspicion of “obstructing justice” and transferred to the Special Prosecutor’s Office at The Hague, in accordance with his lawyer.
Haxhi Shala was detained Monday at his home in Banje village within the Malisheva municipality, stated Cevdet Smakici.
Shala was taken to the European Union’s Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) close to the capital, Pristina, to be interrogated earlier than being transferred to the Kosovo Special Chambers and Special Prosecutor’s Office within the Netherlands, in accordance with Smakic.
“Shala is suspected of obstructing the course of justice and obstructing witnesses,” stated Smakici.
No assertion has but been made by the courtroom.
KOSOVO SPECIAL CHAMBERS AND SPECIAL PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
The particular courtroom and prosecutor’s workplace, also referred to as Kosovo Special Chambers and Special Prosecutor’s Office, have been established in 2011 at The Hague however function below Kosovo regulation.
It was established to analyze and prosecute warfare crimes allegedly dedicated in Kosovo between 1998 and 2000 and consists of worldwide judges and prosecutors.
The prosecutor’s workplace had invited dozens of former KLA members to testify for the reason that starting of 2019.
The first indictment in opposition to KLA commanders, former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, Jakup Krasniqi, Kadri Veseli and Rexhep Selimi, who’re on trial in detention at The Hague, was accredited Oct. 26, 2020.
It was claimed that these talked about within the indictment have been answerable for the deaths of 100 victims, whereas suspects have been accused of homicide, exile and torture.
Source: www.anews.com.tr