7 minutes agoHysni Gucati says the Special next month will arrest 3-4 people
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The Special Court is continuing to “troca” at the doors of former soldiers and superiors of the Kosovo Liberation Army. During this month alone, 24 have received invitations as many as 100 have been invited by the Special. The KLA Veterans Organisation says that during October and [...]
The Hague will be the main destination during October and November for several former superior soldiers of the Kosovo Liberation Army. All autumn, they are expected to go to the office of special prosecutors.
According to the KLA War Veterans Organisation, the number of those receiving invitations for interview by the Special stands at over 100. All of these will be interviewed by Special Court investigators, as suspects or witnesses for war crimes and other crimes from January 1998 until December 2000.
The chairman of this organisation, Hysni Gucati, has told Gazeta Express that 24 invitations have come from the Special Court this month alone.
The initial “are over 100 invitations to members of the Kosovo Liberation Army and civilians, for having even called civilian witnesses. Meanwhile, during this month alone, there are about 24 invitations”, he said.
According to Gucat, the first charges are expected during these two months. Gucati has even warned arrests during this period.
According to its sources, 3-4 people will be arrested.
May October and November “are expected to be warmer, since the first acts are expected to rise in these months. According to the information we have from our channels, there is also expected to be an actual increase. With our resources, there are expected to be 3-4 arrests. At the moment we don't know if there are public faces, except for Fadil Beka, who we reacted to today as former deputy and war doctor”, Gucati told Express.
The Special Court has yet to file any charges for suspected persons.
The spokesman for The Hague Prosecutor's Specialised Chambers, Christopher Bennett, has only said that the work is continuing and that they cannot talk about deadlines of when the establishment of charges could occur.
“He hasn't provided any information on the status of investigations that are continuing. I can't even talk about deadlines, for professional, ethical and legal reasons”, has stated Bennett.
Otherwise, on July 19th, Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj resigned without warning that he had accepted an invitation to interview in the quality of war crimes suspect.
After completing the interview at the Special Court, Haradinaj said he would be protected in silence and that no indictment has been filed for him.
The specialised prosecutor also interviewed former member and Kosovo Liberation Army spokesman Jakup Krasniqi, who announced that he was interviewed in the quality of the suspect.
Since the interview process has begun, dozens of former Kosovo Liberation Army members have filed for interviews with The Hague-based Special Court.
The Special Court was formed after Kosovo's own deputies voted for its establishment in August 2015.
The Special Court's formation preceded a resolution in the Council of Europe seeking investigations into the assumptions of Swiss Senator Dick Marty, who claimed KLA members committed war crimes and trafficked the organs of Serbs killed during the war in Kosovo.
