German media write about Thaci's resignation

In a review of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeen Zeitung on Friday (06.11). It points out that although it lasted for decades, Hashim Thaci, who by Thursday was president of Kosovo, must really answer for war crimes to justice. This is good news, although Thaci is certainly worthy of the presumption of innocence as any other accused.” The FAZ welcomes the investigation into the KLA's role in the 1990s. “Despite the clarity of the roles divided in the 1990s Serbia was the aggressor that oppressed Kosovo Albanians - it was disturbing that the crimes of the KLA rebels, which no doubt had, remained so long without punishment. The FAZ estimates that Thaci was co-operative, did not insult the court. “From Belgrade we are accustomed to another behavior of the accused. ”

Even the German newspaper “Süddeuseche Zeitung” pays attention to Hashim Thaci's resignation and his departure to The Hague. “Now Hashim Thaci was acting in the war with the nickname “Gjarpri” captured his past. A special court in The Hague confirmed the charge against him for war crimes. It was known since June. Then Thaci promised to hand over the post if the court confirms the prosecution. On Thursday, 52-year-old surrendered as head of state in the afternoon on a special jet, he was sent from Pristina to The Hague. [...] Thaci has always played a double game: He openly supported the work of justice, in the background he tried with the help of parliament to break up the Special Court. He calmed them with positions or honors. From the west he got better for a long time. Thaci in past years as a reliable partner wanted to become irreplaceable”, writes the German newspaper “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, reports DW.

And the German newspaper “tageszeitung” highlights that, after confirming the indictment, President Thaci leaves the post. “Thaci has so far highlighted his innocence. There is no evidence that he violated the law, he said. His adviser, Ardian Arifaj, is also optimistic. In the case of charges of trade with organs following the blame of the Swiss lawyer and rapporteurs for the Council of Europe, Dick Marty in 2010 there were intensive investigations of international institutions. Everyone could find no evidence of the blame, he said Thursday for the bowl. ”

While the newspaper “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” under the title “Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigns” underscores that Hashim Thaci's fight against the Special Court lasted more than 5 years. His goal to save a judicial process on his role in the fight for Kosovo's independence, the president of Europe's newest state failed. ”

In a further analysis Friday with the title “Great Region”, the newspaper <x2Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung” writes that 12 years after Hashim Thaci celebrated Kosovo's independence, he will respond to war crimes before the tribunal. The “were really accused and sentenced by Serbian officers and other perpetrators for crimes committed against Kosovo Albanian civilians in the 1990s, but KLA criminal acts, though to a lesser extent, than those of Serb aggressors, remained for a long time unpunished. The main reason for this: A climate of fear prevails in Kosovo. The rebels yesterday after the end of the war in Kosovo and the expulsion of the Serbian state in 1999 created their own parties and were thus at peace times powerful people. Nearly no one dared make claims against KLA veterans. And whoever entered this risk was indeed in error. Inexplicable automobile accidents with deadly skirts, suicides, and ambush attacks could be consequences. Carla del Ponte and her team met in Kosovo with a wall of silence. ”