Experts Confirmed Seek State Financial Support

Acting Justice Minister Selimi has indicated that they have already accepted several requests for financial support from those accused of allegedly war crimes by the Special Court in The Hague.

Selimi until he gave no details as to who has applied, said the commission within the ministry has started working and that they expect all requests to be addressed this week and that the transfer of tools will occur.

I had been reserved to give further details, since these demands were made by defense and any indication of any detail could harm the defense of any accused. I can confirm that we have accepted some requests from potential indictees, the commission has started working on examining these requirements, and I hope that during this week all these requests that we have to address. Consequently, after addressing these requirements we, together with the Ministry of Finance and the Treasury, will do the discurs of those required” tools, he said.

Selimi has promised that the entire aid process will be transparent, until he announced that by the end of this year the money has not been spent, but only they have pledged.

From these administrative guidelines we have formed the commission, the commission until it started working has taken little time because it had to verify from AKI, luckily the verification has come recently and the commission has already started work. The demands have been considered, which have come from potential indictees. By the end of this year, no money was spent, but they have pledged, since the commission has just made several decisions. As the money costs begin, we will inform you of your financial expenses. The decision you mentioned, it's correct that classifies them as secret, but we're obliged to tell our taxpayers about the total amount the ministry gives in these cases. So the moment the recording of the means starts according to the demands of the attorneys of the accused parties there, you will be informed”, he said.

During this year, the Special Court has filed a war crimes indictment for Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Jakup Krasniqi, Selim Selimi, Hysni Gucati, Nasim Haradinaj and Salih Mustafa.