Commander Remi: So many KLA soldiers

That in the war they have not participated in enough soldiers to now receive pensions as veterans, this is being said by almost all commanders of operational zones. In support of Sylejman Selimi's statements, Spiro Butkos and Jakup Krasniqi has also emerged as commander of the Llap Operative Zone, Rrustem Mustafa.

All of them are claiming that the veterans' lists are swollen. That's what Llap Operative Zone Commander Rrustem Mustafa is accepting.

Mustafa has told Gazeta Express that the number of Kosovo Liberation Army soldiers during the war has been around 20,000. He even says that figure figures in NATO notes, organisations like IOM, as well as from sources within KLA structures.

“I know that the number of KLA soldiers are accurately identified, and roughly of all resources as KLA structures, NATO notes, organisations such as IOM and others are bringing in the number of about 20,000 soldiers, recently during the debates have been declared members of the Post and accurately told of this number of soldiers, as General Sylejman Selimi, Spiro Butko, Jakup Krasniqi<1>, Mustafa told Express.

For the <x0->Hasan Pristina”, mentioned in the indictment of prosecutor Elez Blakaj, where it says this brigade was invented to fan veterans' lists, he says there is no knowledge, as he claims there is no knowledge of the names of brigades outside the area where he has operated.

And for which area there were mostly soldiers, he says he can only talk about the area he has led.

I have no knowledge of other areas, but I know that the number of soldiers in the area that I have led has had as much as reported in the media, so about 5,000 soldiers, as closely as the number of veterans has now recently emerged during the verification of”, he said.

Mustafa claims that from the moment legal conditions have been created, political environment has been created and the possibility of having applicants of anyone who has been contributing to the action of any kind in the help of the KLA, even indirectly, has been called for everyone to apply, and all applicants are now called veterans who have been right, apply everyone who thinks he has contributed to the country.

But he says the Government has had to make selection of each case. For this he proposes that models used in other countries be followed. It states that before veterans are announced they should consult the General Staff archives. While he says these archives should require the way out of these difficulties that have been created regarding veterans.

Now the Government has had to make selection, each case separately, and rank according to the models that are used in other countries... I believe that there are possibilities and that there must be distinctive opportunities for 20,000 veterans with others of freedom activists who are perhaps even more deserving than others... how hard it is to identify the actors who acted jointly even with these differences where neither the Government itself finds a chance to do the job properly. Whether intentionally or not to ensure the profession before the veterans were announced, why didn't the EP archives be consulted? The way out of these difficulties that have been created in connection with veterans” should be requested here, Mustafa has declared.

And for the resignation of prosecutor Elez Blakaj, who was investigating the enormous veterans' lists and his statements of the corrupt system in justice, he says there are no comment. But it claims that the country needs professional and courageous prosecutors like Blaka.

I have no comment, I know the country needs a professional prosecutor like Mr. Blakaj, but also courageous and supported by all of us, I feel bad when professional people -- whether prosecutors, doctors or others -- leave their country with no environment for doing the right work”, Mustafa adds.

While, for several lists for the number of veterans and the distribution of heavy arms across areas that are circulate across the internet, under which the KLA had 13 thousand and 458 soldiers, lists bearing the signing of Agim Ceku, Mustafa says they are correct.

But he says there were changes in them a little later. He claims all this data is in the General Staff archives or KPC- KSF.

“Of course signed, that's why Mr. Ceku, this registry should be attached to other units like that of the Arrow Operations or other... I know that all of this must exist in the KLA SP archives or even KPC records- KSF, as well as other institutions”, has said Mustafa for Express.

The Express newspaper has also tried to contact Agim Ceku to obtain information on whether the figures mentioned on these lists are correct, but the same has not responded to the newspaper's calls.

Former KLA Commander General has spoken of exact number KLA, Sylejman Selimi, in an exclusive interview for Gazeta Express from the Dubrava prison.

“According to all the notes of the area commanders, it has generally numbered the number to 12700”, Selimi has declared for Express.

With Selimi's statements, former spokeswoman has also been hired KLA, Jakup Krasniqi. Even according to Krasniqi, The KLA had no more than 13 thousand soldiers.

Otherwise, accused of blowing veterans' lists by retired prosecutor Elez Blakaj are: Agim Ceku, Nuredin Lushtaku, Sadik Halitaj, Shumbin Demaliyaaj, Kele Gashi, Shukri Buja, Ahmet Daku, Rrustem Berisha, Faik Fazliu, Smajl Elezaj, Fadil Shudreaj, Xhavit Jashar.

According to this indictment, 38m of 882 thousand and 400 euros per year cost the state budget 19,060 to false”veterians, who were identified as the special prosecutor resigned days ago, Elez Blakaj.