Special Orders Next Session on Former KLA Chiefs

The judge of the preliminary procedure, Nicolas Guillou, has proposed that the upcoming conference on the performance of the case against Thaci, Veselin, Selimi's Krasniqi be held on 13 September or 14 September.

The prosecution and defence attorneys agreed.

Prosecution No Date for Starting Trial

The judge of the preliminary procedure, Nicolas Guillou, demanded that the Specialised Prosecutor's Office show whether it still stands for October, as the deadline for handing over the preliminary file, and at which stage the prosecution is.

From the SPS said they have no date for the start of the trial and that investigations “will continue for the foreseeable future”, adding that investigations are at an advanced stage.

The defence said the prosecution cannot make endless investigations and added that until it gets all materials extracted from the SPS, it cannot build their own defence.

What are former KLA leaders charged with?

Towards former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, former head of the Democratic Party of Kosovo, Kadri Veselin, former member of the KLA General Staff, Rexhep Selimi and former KLA spokeswoman Jakup Krasniqi burden charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Actus against Thaci, Veselin, Krasniqi and Selimi

Since November 2020 they have been in custody at The Hague and have been declared innocent of charges weighing on them.

According to the indictment, Thaci, Veselin, Krasniqi and Selimi are suspected of criminal acts involving war crimes: illegal or arbitrary bans, cruel treatment, torture and unlawful murder, and crimes against humanity: imprisonment, other inhumane acts, forced extinction of persons and persecution, which, according to the Special Chambers, were committed between March 1998 and September 1999.