End of session on Salih Mustafa, second witness to be heard tomorrow

The protected witness, whose identity is not disclosed to the public, has answered the prosecutor's questions about the BIA unit, the village of Zlata and Salih Mustaf, but most of the session has been held closed to the public.

The witness has said that besides Brigade 153, the headquarters of Karadaku's Operative Zone and the unit known “have been held in Zlata. Hawks”

Apart from the 153 Brigades, the Karadaku Operative Zone and the India unit, the Skifters. The BIA Unit commander was Salih Mustafa. (” Salih Mustafa was known by any other name, nickname or nickname)-ka the prosecutor asked. Yes, under the nickname Cali”, the witness responded.

The witness has said that the BIA unit has remained in Zlata until the time of the bombing, which he added was based on the Sphatch neighborhood.

“BIA Unit had the base of Sfarcve neighborhood as we called them before, Krasniac is”, the witness said.

He said he was at BIA's base when he was asked by the prosecutor if he ever was in that country.

Prosecutor: Have you ever gone to BIA?

Witness: Yes, I did.

Prosecutor: Do you have any opportunity to describe the juro as the BIA unit was organized, it's not like I'm looking for something detailed but I'm going to describe it in general words where the BIA unit was located?

Witness: I'm starting from the home of Fatmir Sopi where it was ahead of base, it's school and it's going up the road to their base.

Prosecutor: Was BIA Unit base just in one building or was there more than one building there?

Witness: There were more buildings there was a large family that had more buildings but old buildings.

At the first hearing the second witness is being heard, there is also Agron Xhemajli, whom the witness has said was chief of intelligence at 153 Brigades.

Prosecutor: Agron Xhemajli was part of what brigade?

Witness: Agron Xhemajli has been part of the 135 Brigade, as far as I know he was head of intelligence at the brigade.

Prosecutor: What role has intelligence played within the 153 Brigade?

Witness: You don't know exactly what the role was, the information service knows what services you perform...

Prosecutor: You said information about what you're talking about, about collecting information. Agron Xhemajli had the power to order anyone's arrest?

Witness: I don't know, Agroni Xhemjali has taken orders from the area headquarters, not from the brigade headquarters.

Prosecutor: Was it part of his powers to order an arrest?

Witness: Of course I do.

The closed part of the hearing has been held, where the second protected witness is currently being heard in Salih Mustaf's case.

Today's Seanca Salih Mustafa has physically followed her to the courtroom.

This is the first judgment to have started in Kosovo's Specialised Chambers in The Hague, and Salih Mustafa is the first arrested by the Special.

The Act against Mustafa was confirmed on June 12, 2020, as he was arrested on September 24th last year, with the claim of war crimes and humanity, and sent to the detention facility in The Hague.

In his statement before the court, Salih Mustafa has been declared innocent. /kp/