The Guardian writes about the arrest of Salih Mustafa by the Special

The British daily “The Guardian” has written about this case.

“An international court investigating war crimes committed during the 1998-99 Kosovo war has arrested the first suspect, a former commander of separatist fighters.

The Hague-based Kosovo Specialised Chambers said former Kosovo Liberation Army Commander (UÇK) Salih Mustafa was arrested based on a “transfer order and indictment confirmed by a preliminary procedure judge”. The court's statement did not disclose the charges he was charged with.

The court said Mustafa would be transferred to its detention facilities in The Hague and would appear before judges of the preliminary procedure without unnecessary delays. He is the first Albanian to be arrested by the tribunal on war crimes charges.

The KLA consisted of ethnic Albanian rebels who wanted Kosovo's independence from Serbia. Mustafa supervised fighters in the Lapi area, 20 miles north of Pristina capital.

He later served as chief intelligence of the Kosovo Security Force, military troops created in 2009 as a transitional unit before becoming a regular army.

Kosovo's Specialised Chambers and a accompanying prosecutor's office were created five years ago to review claims that KLA members committed war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Its prosecutors have also indicted Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, former Parliament Speaker Kadri Veselini and others with crimes involving murders, forced disappearance, persecution and torture. Both men have denied committing any crimes.

The 1998-99 war left more than 10,000 people dead, most of them ethnic Albanians from Kosovo. More than 1600 people are found. The fighting ended after a 78-day NATO air campaign against Serbian troops.

Kosovo, which is dominated by ethnic Albanians, declared independence from Serbia in 2008, a movement recognised by many Western nations but not by Serbia or its allies Russia and China”. The Guardian” article concludes.