The Special Again Takes It KLA as an Islamic organisation: He considered Catholics “subject to”

Even in the decision to confirm the indictment against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhep Selimi's Jakup Krasniqi, who was released Monday, allegedly Catholics in Kosovo were perceived as KLA opponents during 1998 and 1999.

None of those quoted have ever expressed fanatic Islamic beliefs during their political career.

“Those perceived as KLA opponents included (i) the Serb population, Roma and Ashkali; (i) Catholic; (i) civilians allegedly co-operating with Serbian authorities or allegedly interacting with Serbs; (iv) Albanians linked to or supporting the LDK or other parties perceived as anti - U n CK; (v) Albanians who have not joined or support the KLA; and (vi) individuals with current or previous employment perceived as anti-deceptive - KLA (consolently, “Consortants”)”, says in this decision.

Under that decision, former KLA leaders through public statements, among others, pressured Catholics, affecting their families.

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The Special Court believes that during the war in Kosovo, former political and military leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK) have considered Catholics in Kosovo their opponents.

In the decision to confirm the indictment against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi published Monday, it is claimed Catholics in Kosovo were perceived as opponents of the KLA during 1998 and 1999.

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“Those who are perceived as KLA opponents included: (i) the Serb population, Roma and Ashkali; (ii) Catholics; (ii) civilians allegedly co-operating with Serbian authorities or allegedly interacting with Serbs; (iv) Albanians connected or supporting LDK or other perceived anti-party - U n CK; (v) Albanians who have not joined or support the KLA; and (vi) individuals with current or previous employment perceived as anti-deceptive - KLA (consolently, “Consortants”)”, says in this decision.

Under that decision, former KLA leaders through public statements, among others, pressured Catholics, affecting their families.

Moreover, the KLA General Staff public statements and personal statements of suspects clearly showed that acts of violence and mistreatment were a warning to all other opponents, targeting and putting pressure on the families and communities of opponents. Moreover, KLA members repeatedly refused to provide accurate information about the detention and whereabouts of opponents, further influencing their families and communities. The large number and different categories of targeted people show that the attack was actually directed against an important segment of Kosovo's population”, said Judge Nicolas Guillou's decision to reconfirm the indictment.

When the first announcement of the indictment against Thaci, Veselin, Selimi's Krasniqi after their arrest and being sent to custody, the former KLA political and military leaders of Catholic faith had reacted by rejecting those charges. Similarly, there was reaction from Catholic believers who had been to the KLA during the war, who considered these accusations an insult to them.

The former spokeswoman had also reacted to this. The KLA during its first appearance before Special.

You try to divide Albanians into Catholic and Muslim. I am Albanian, I am neither Catholic nor Muslim. This is insulting to me, even to my country”, Krasniqi had declared.

The decision to confirm the indictment, according to the document, was made on October 26th of this year, while it was published just last night.

Hashim Thaci, Jakup Krasniqi, Kadri Veselin and Rexhep Selimi were arrested and sent to The Hague at the beginning of November. The Act against them is compiled in 236 pages.

Among other things, at the points of the indictment, they are charged with charges of crime, murder, torture in locations such as Likoc, Jablanica, Llapushnik, Volljaca, Drenoc, Malisheva, Bajgora, Llapasitica, Mayac, Zlatas, and others.