a minute agoSpecial Court does not show what quality it invites former soldiers and senior KLA leaders
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Tens of people -- from ordinary soldiers to the highest hierarchy of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK) -- have been invited this year to answer prosecutors' questions, in various qualities about wartime crimes allegations in Kosovo and after that, to Special Court's Special Chambers in The Hague. [...]
The last to be invited by this tribunal to invest are the top KLA leaders, such as Ramush Haradinaj, KLA Operational Zone Commander for Dukagji, Bislim Office, former KLA Chief of General Staff Jakup Krasniqi, spokesman for the KLA General Staff, Sokol Basota, former member of the General Staff, as well as Shukri Bouja, former head of Lipjan and former commander of commander and former commander of commander of the commander of the KLA. NLA for the Nerodime Operative Zone.
But what qualities they have been invited to do, the Specialised Chambers and the Specialised Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo in an answer sent to the E-Smail have said that the specialised Prosecution does not provide information about the investigation for professional, legal and ethical reasons.
According to them, the Special Prosecutor's Office (ZPS) is investigating serious cross-border and international crimes, including war crimes and crimes against humanity, as defined by international law and defined in the Special Law on Special Chambers and Special Prosecutors.
“The SPS, among other things, has the authority to ask for the presence and questioning of suspects, victims and witnesses, to collect and review information and evidence, and to make initial decisions, as well as the continuation or completion of criminal proceedings”, their response is said.
Meanwhile, the first to receive an invitation to appear before special prosecutors has been the commander of the Llap Operative Zone, Rrustem Mustafa-Remi. This had happened in December last year, and was interviewed in January 2019.
Otherwise, the Specialised Rooms and the Specialised Prosecutor's Office Kosovo is part of Kosovo's judicial system. Chambers coincide with every level of the court system in Kosovo. They were formed on the basis of the Constitutional Amendment and Law adopted by the Kosovo Assembly for judging claims presented in the 2011 Council report on international violations.
Chambers are at stake and with a mandate of jurisdiction specifically defined for crimes involving humanity, war crimes and other crimes defined in the Kosovo Law, allegedly committed between January 1st 1998 and December 31st 2000. The law can keep court processes out Kosovo. Specialised chambers have headquarters in Hag, (Holand), and work judges, prosecutors and internationals.
