When do they belong to their detained wives in The Hague? Showing From the Special Court

Kosovo's Specialised Chambers have told of Online Journal “Reporter.net” that former KLA commanders have the right to have only one intimate meeting every three months with their mates or partners.

Private visits are held in a suitable location, away from seeing the hearing of the detention officers and may last up to three hours.

These guidelines predict that a person in custody is allowed to spend time with his spouse or partner/partner and/or children on private visits at least once every three months. Private visits are conducted outside the range of sight and hearing of detention officers. To that end, an appropriate location is available in the detention facility, paying due attention to security and dignity”, the Special for Reporter.net's response reported.

Pre-prisoned Specials may even have private meetings with their children.

In turn, they have shown that Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Rexhep Selimi, Jakup Krasniqi and others have the right to up to 10 days of visits in each period of 30 days.

“The persons held in custody are allowed 10 days of visits at any period of 30 days, and generally visits can last all day, within visiting hours. The detention unit allows close relatives to visit using simplified visiting procedures”, the DHSK response reported.

In a special directive to “Visits Process by Members of the Family and Other Personal Visitors”, it is said that no more than four visitors are allowed to attend in a visit to the detainees simultaneously.

At a written request from the detainee, the detention chief could reportedly make exceptions to children younger than four years old.

According to instructions from the DHSK Pre-burging Unit, the detainees are allowed to bring food, drink and play with similar desks or games.

They will answer DHSK has indicated that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, visits by family members have been temporarily limited, but that following the vaccine, the Para-burg unit is gradually and progressively opening for visits from abroad.

And on July 15, the detainees have been allowed visits by their wives, parents, children, brothers, and sisters.

Meanwhile, the Special Court has indicated that visits with other family members are expected to resume in the August-September period.

“Since July 15, 2021, personal family visits have been arranged for wives or partners, parents, children and brothers and sisters in custody. In the August-September period, it is expected to resume visits with other family members, if there will be a positive assessment of the first phase based on up-to-date medical advice, taking into account KOVID-19 situation at a global level”, the Special added.