KMDLNj: War crimes not pardoned, they must be tried and punished

The Council for Protection of Human Rights and Freedoms estimates that war crimes are not pardoned, they must be tried and punished.

KMDLNj estimates that in Kosovo efforts are being made to function on Transiological Justice, which is a new area, not only in us but also in the countries of the region, so despite some efforts we can still say we are making the first and very small steps.

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Four pillars of Transitional Justice: The right to be informed, the Justice, the Rights for Compensation and Reparations, and the Rights for Reparation, through face-to-face with the past, requires the reasons and causes that have caused wars or armed conflicts, provides satisifaation and justice for victims, responsibility for those who planned it, ordered, committed and prevented crime (through national and international justice institutions) as conditions for failing to repeat crimes in humanitarian law, war laws that cause mass and planned human rights to genocide. These are preconditions for a lasting peace that is aimed at reconciliation.

Of the countries in the region that have had an opportunity to establish the War Crimes Courts (July, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia), Kosovo has not had such an opportunity for the fact that war crimes have been the exclusive responsibility of UNMIK and EULEX courts, and that, after failing to address responsibility from these international justice institutions, some cases are left to local courts that have not had investigators, prosecutors and judges sufficient to investigate and judge war crimes indictees, not even enough professional experience for these crimes.

The high degree of corruption has been determining the failure of international justice institutions in Kosovo by releasing suspects as well as setting up political needs processes (based on the public claims of international prosecutors and judges who have worked in Kosovo) while locals have been a lack of professional experience and uncertainty.

Immediately after the end of the war, there were voices, thoughts and proposals for achieving a reconciliation with Serbia, where amnesty was put forward by war crimes, which were fundamentally opposed by Adem Demacci, as chairman and honourary chairman I KMDLNY.

Stand I KMDLNY was and is very clear; there is no pardon for war crimes without passing judicial procedures, under no circumstances and no condition as if victims are victims and those under no circumstances are divided and discriminated against on ethnic, religious, gender, racial or status on society. KMDLNj, even those who committed crimes and that the local or international courts testify after the testing proceedings I treat the same without making any difference. KMDLNj has demanded and seeks justice for victims and their families, without distinguishing on ethnic grounds, as well as responsibility for all those who committed crimes.

KMDLNY does not prejudge anyone's guilt because only the institutions of justice, in the wake of a decision on form.

The KMDLN strongly opposes any efforts to forgive war crimes, without having passed the procedure (judgment) after which the defendant receives due punishment if evidence is provided or declared innocent, without evidence.

Neither local legislation nor any political authority, any level of whether to forgive for war crimes, so this in Kosovo can not be discussed because war crimes are held accountable by international law, they never age, and, so far, international law will be changed to house war crimes. In the meantime, if a war crimes convict carries the crushing portion of the sentence, under circumstances and laws in power, could even be released from the rest of the sentence. No one convicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague has held the sentence until the end. It is a paradox of its kind that in Kosovo over 90% of the victims are Albanian and convicted of these crimes are approximately 90% Albanians, and only 8-10 %s are Serbs and others.

KMDLNj requires that, with the persistentrs, those tried and punished for war crimes responsibilities in Kosovo, without any difference ensuring justice for the victims, also in no way.

Any attempt that, for political reasons, for political gains is committed against the rights of victims and their families for justice is punishable and unacceptable and in complete opposition to international law. Nobody in Kosovo should allow that!