an hour agoSerbia is willing to co-operate in Kosovo war crimes investigation
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Serbian institutions have shown no willingness to co-operate in clarifying war crimes cases in Kosovo committed during 1999-98. Even though local prosecutors' continued requests have been negative. Justice Minister Abelard Tahiri said even despite negative response from the Serbian side would [...]
Even though local prosecutors' continued requests have been negative.
Justice Minister Abelard Tahiri said that despite negative responses from the Serbian side, they will continue to insist on obtaining information in the dawning of the killing of about 150,000 people by Serb forces, over 20,000 raped women, and over 1600 missing persons.
Our superiors have had continued requests for individuals who have been involved in war crimes in Kosovo”.
“Normically this issue to this day, which Serbia has refused to co-operate in the dawning of war crimes during the 98th and 99 war, and we will not cease to ask for all those individuals that Kosovo institutions have facts and evidence that are involved in war crimes in the republic of Kosovo”, Tahiri said, the Economy Online reported.
Even 19 years after the war, bringing the accused's bank to the chief of these criminal acts remains a challenge for justice system institutions.
International and local mechanisms were seized with the investigation and trial of war crimes committed in Kosovo.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, headquartered at The Hague, began dealing with the investigation and trial of war crimes. There 15 persons, 9 Serbs and 6 Albanians were tried. In turn, 6 Serbs and 2 Albanians have been sentenced.
War crimes seized in Kosovo U n NMIC from 1999 until 2008, followed by the European Law Rule Mission EULEX through mid-2014.
These two missions accused 112 persons, 61 Albanians, 48 Serbs and 2 Montenegrins. U n NMIC on EULEX has transferred 1197 cases after the mandate ends. EULEX, on the other hand, has transferred 50 courses with 208 people to locals by March last year.
Serbia in 2003 has established the War Crimes Department, where six judges are committed to the entire former Yugoslavia.
This court has charged 20 Albanians, 18 have been acquitted, one convicted, and one is on the run. A total of 15 Serbs have been sentenced.
In 2015 The Kosovo Prosecutorial Council has established the War Crimes Department under the Special Prosecutor. By the month of March last year, 300 subjects in this department have been recorded, including the chief of the work, and there are 70 subjects under investigation.
