The specialist also accepts 11 people as victims in the case of Thaci, Wessel, and others

In the case where Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi are charged with war crimes, 11 more victims have been admitted to participate in the judicial process that will be held against them in Kosovo's Specialised Chambers in The Hague.

This is how it has been made known by a release published on the official page of this court, reports “The Justice Act”.

“on December 10th 2021, Prosecution Judge Giju issued the second ruling on the victims' participation in the Thaci case and others. Eleven pre-emptive requests were accepted as participating victims in the trial process. They will be included in the existing group 1 (which numbers nine participating victims) and will be represented by the same representative of victims”, the report said.

Meanwhile, the preliminary judge's decision says that the 2006 victim is an indirect victim of crimes allegedly committed in [the] REDAKUED] (kill), against a close member of the family who is referred to as a victim in proven corrective indictment;

For victim 22/06 he is said to be the victim of alleged crimes committed in [the] REDAKUED] (an illegal or arbitrary arrest or arrest and detention and persecution) against a close family member.

“Noting that the victim 22/06 also claims that the fate of her family member remains unknown to this day, the pre-procedure judge recalls that the scope of the prosecution for forced disappearance is limited to the specific incidents described in the confirmed indictment and to the victims identified there and on the pre-procedure trial list notes that victim's 22/06 family member is not among the victims mentioned and, therefore, does not fall under the pre-conception for forced disappearance, as confirmed in the indictment of the case, as stated in the case of the last reply to the (4)x> further stated.

Meanwhile, for the victim 26/06, it is said to be an indirect victim of crimes allegedly committed against victim 05/06.

As for the victims 33/06, 34/06, 39/06, 40/06 and 41/06, the decision is said to be all members of the same family and are indirect victims of alleged crimes committed against a relative (insulting, detention/anticulous arrest and detention, other inhumane acts, cruel treatment, torture, murder and forced disappearance) mentioned in the Confirmed Corriguesza.

For victims of 36/06, 47 37/06 and 38/06 are said to be direct victims of crimes (inmate arrest and unlawful arrest or arbitration, other inhumane acts, cruel treatment, torture and persecution) and have been appointed victims.

Regarding victims 36/06, 37/06 and 38/06 are said to have suffered physical injuries (such as cuts, bruises, injuries, fingers and teeth), mental damage (such as post-traumatic stress disorder, memory loss and sleep problems) and material damage (income loss) as a direct result of their alleged ban and mistreatment;

And for victims 20/06, 22/06, 26/06, 33/06, 34/06 and 40/06 are said to have suffered mental injuries (such as psychological trauma, depression, anxiety, loss, fear, sleep and stress).

“due to the virtue of being a member of the direct family of direct victims; and victims 39/06 and 41/06 have suffered mental damage due to close relations with the direct victim”, the decision says.

Until, it is also said that the request of the 12/06 victim has been rejected as unacceptable.

Otherwise, on November 9th, in their first appearances, Hashim Thaci's Jakup Krasniqi has been declared innocent of charges placed on them.

Wessel has also been declared in his presentation on November 10th, as has Selimi on November 11th.

The incident against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi is confirmed on October 26, 2020.

According to the alleged indictment, at least between March 1998 and September 1999, Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Rexhep Selimi, Jakup Krasniqi and other members of the joint criminal enterprise had the common goal of securing and exercising control over all of Kosovo through methods involving intimidation, mistreatment, violence exercise and illegal elimination of those considered opponents.

“Set up these opponents included persons who were, or who were considered to have been: (a) collaborators or forces, officials or state institutions of RFJ, or who (b) otherwise did not support the purposes or methods of the KLA and later QPK, among whom persons linked to the LDK and Serbs, Roma and persons of other nationalities (joinly, non-combatorsors). This common goal included crimes of persecution, imprisonment, arrest and arbitrary or illegal arrest, other inhumane acts, cruel treatment, torture, murder and forced disappearance of persons”, the indictment said.

In addition, Azem Syla, Lahi Brahimaj, Fatmir Limaj, Sylejman Selimi, Rrustem Mustafa, Shukri Buja, Latif Gashi and Sabit Geci are also mentioned.

“Among the other members of the joint criminal enterprise were Azem SYLA, Lahi BRAHIMY, Fatmir LIJAY, Sylejman SELING, Rrustem MUSTAFA, Shukri BUJA, Latif GASI and Sabit G ECI, as well as some other political and military leaders of the KLA and the KPK, including other members of the General Staff; ministers and deputy ministers of the QPK; commanders of KLA and QPK areas, deputy commanders of the area and other members of the command headquarters; commanders of brigades and units; commanders of police and intelligence services of the KLA and QPK; other KLA soldiers and other QP officials, as well as others acting in the name of the QKK and the QKK (KC) -- in the joint operation of the QKK (K) along with the CKK (K) HACH IN, Kadri V ESELIN, Rexhep SELEM and Jakup KRASNYYNY, jointly, NKP members. All these individuals, with their actions and inactions, contributed to the achievement of common purpose. As an alternative, some or all of these individuals were not members of the joint criminal enterprise, but were used by members of the joint criminal enterprise to commit crimes for the realisation of the common goal (with members of the NKP, jointly members and NKP instruments)”, the accusation says.