Freedom Protection: Wessel's alleged lawyer rejects special prosecutor's claims

Kadri Wessel's defense in The Hague, represented by a highly experienced lawyer, Ben Emmerson, with strong arguments has rejected all prosecution claims. Special Keeping the Former head in Prison Place of Kosovo. His answer, which has 24 pages and 7 annexes attached to evidence, Emmerson, with precise arguments, delivered to the Court and sought the release of his client Kadri Wessel.

Emmerson has said that the prosecution has not presented any consistent arguments to testify that if Wessel is released, he can intervene in potential witnesses.

Wessel's lawyer has dismissed the prosecution's theory, which claims that Wessel in case of release can escape by using his connections. In his parachutes, Emmerson has said that if there were such intentions, Wessel could escape since June 20th, on the date when the Specialised Prosecutor issued the famous communique that was later named political and scandalous for an international justice institution.

“If he would leave, it was time to use his ties, when he was not subject to any restrictions on his freedom of movement, and could have fled to a country without extradition agreement with Kosovo. The fact that he did not use his connections then to avoid justice is the best possible proof that he would not do so if he was temporarily released, under strict conditions implemented by the Kosovo Police Service”, says the Emmerson attorney's arguments.

Emmerson has rejected the other argument. The prosecution, which says Wessel could go to about 180 countries which do not have extradition agreements with Kosovo. The lawyer says that the fact that Wessel has been willing to hand over his passport eliminates the risk of Vessel's escape, since the same route will be open.

Wessel's lawyer has already mentioned the fact that Wessel was among the first to speak against the attempts of 2017 to disseminate the Special Office, and that, according to him, is a fact that the former head of the Parliament has no tendency to boycott the work of the Office of the Office. Attorney of Specialized.

There is no provative basis for putting responsibility to Z. Wessel for 2017 and efforts to abolish the Special Court. The data speaks for itself. He rejected that attempt publicly and in strong terms. Wessel actively advised his party members to be realistic and abandon these actions. There were 43 signatories on the list (see the application for provisional release in Addix 2). As will be evident, less than half of the signatories were members of PDK”, says further in the arguments of lawyer Emmerson.

Furthermore, the lawyer also cited the fact that former US Ambassador Greg Delawi in a statement was referring to political leaders (without names) who were leading the initiative to abolish the Special Court, despite their denial, but did not have Kadri Veselin in mind. Because, as the lawyer recalled, Delawi had praised Wessel for his opposition to this initiative through a sweet “i.

“Posting American Ambassador to Twitter on January 17th 2018 refers to political leaders (no names) who were leading the initiative against their denials. In view of the time, this does not refer to Mr. Wessel, since the ambassador had earlier set Mr. Wessel aside, praising him for the public opposition he had made about two weeks earlier, on January 9, 18188x1>, Emmerson said further.

Emmerson reminded the rooms. Specializing that Wessel is not involved in the issue of publishing confidential files by the War Veterans' Organization. Furthermore, Emmerson has accused the prosecution of if he wants to exorcise anything from anything”, not finding and punishing those who are really responsible for extracting these documents.

Besides those mentioned, lawyer Emmerson has all listed 73 other counter-argument points against the Prosecution. Specialized.

In addition to written prefixes, Emmerson has attached seven annexes as material evidence supporting his arguments.

In this form, Kadri Wessel's lawyer has also requested that, in case of doubt over his arguments, a hearing be called so that persons who were ascribed to specific annexes can testify themselves to arguments used by Wessel's defense for his release from prison.