ZPS wants Veselin to continue detention, says danger of escape exists

The prosecution's statement states that the trial of the preliminary procedure and the Court of Appeals have each ascertained in some cases that Wessel's detention was deserved according to the circumstances.

“Since the most recent decision, on September 26, 2022, there has been no changing circumstances that would suggest another definition, and Wessel does not make any parameters in argument that detention is no longer guaranteed”, the prosecution's parliament said.

Wessel reportedly continues to meet the applied risk of escape.

The case that Wessel is aware of the grave charges against him, the overwhelming majority of the evidence based on them, and the possibility of a considerable punishment if convicted. Since the recent detention decision, the addition of young SPS witnesses, the discovery of large files of additional documents in the fulfillment of September 30th deadlines, as well as the deposit of an additional list of the Rule 102503), give Wessel a further mirror for the case against him, says the prosecution, further, the Votimi for Justice.

According to them, Wessel's influence also remains unchanged since the recent detention decision, which could help him avoid TSF procedures.

“Continues the risk of Vessel obstructing procedures. The judge of the preliminary procedure has found earlier that Wessel has intervened, through a mediator, in a case involving the DESK, and continues, based on his previous position and continued influence, to be able, for example, to access information or receive the support of others. The judge of the preliminary procedure has also found earlier that the Kosovo Intelligence Service is engaged in witness intervention until Wessel was at his helm”, the prosecution claims.

It also says that the factors valued if there is danger of obstructing procedures according to Article 4150b)) are also important when considered if the risk of further crimes exists if Wessel is to be released.

The prosecution says that according to Article 41é6) What is needed is to trust the danger of Wessel's inciting or helping others commit crimes, or to contribute in some other way to committing them.

“Continues the risk of Vessel performing, in one or more ways available to responsibility, crimes similar to those charged. It remains the case that Wessel has the ability and will demonstrated to intervene in the TsK procedures, has the capacity to penetrate resources in this direction because of his earlier positions in Kosovo, and has an increased awareness of the case against him due to additional revelations, witness additions and progress towards trial”, said further in the prosecution's announcement.

The Specialised Prosecutor's Office, on September 30th, has handed over the confirmed amended indictment against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi, which consists of ten points of charges, where they are charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. That, after the judge had partially approved Hashim Thaci's defence motion, submitted to the amended indictment in the case where he and Kadri Veselin, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi are being charged with war crimes, and the SPS was ordered to make changes to the amended indictment.

In this indictment, it is said that through actions and inactions described above, Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, have conducted through their participation in a joint criminal enterprise and/or have assisted and promoted crimes charged in this indictment.

According to the prosecution, in addition to this or alternative, Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi are responsible for crimes committed by their subordinates.

At that point, the indictment says Thaci, Veselin, Selimi and Krasniqi either knew or had reason to know that the crimes charged in this indictment were ready to be committed or committed by their subordinates and had not taken necessary and reasonable measures to prevent such crimes or punish its authors.

“Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi individually criminalised for: point 1 persecution on political and/or ethnic grounds, crime against humanity, punishable according to Article 13 (1) (h), 16 (1) (a) and 16 (1) of the Law; Points 2: imprisonment, crime against humanity, punishable according to articles 13 (1) (e), 16 (1) (a) and 16 (1) (1) of the Law; point 3 unlawful or arbitrary detention, war crime, punishable according to articles 14 (1) (c), 16 (1) (a) (a) and 16 (1) (1) (c) of the Law”, is said in indictment by the prosecution.

At point 4, they are charged with other inhumane acts, crime against mankind, punishable according to articles 13 (1) (i), 16 (1) (a) and 16 (1) (c) of the Law, and 5 at 5 for cruel treatment, war crime, punishable according to articles 14 (1) (c) (i), 16 (1) (a) and 16 (1) (1) (c) of the Law.

“Pica 6: torture, crime against humanity, punishable according to articles 13 (1) (f), 16 (1) and 16 (1) law; Points 7: torture, war crime, punishable according to articles 14 (1) (c) (i), 16 (1) (a) and 16 (1) (c) of the Law; Point 8: : murder, crime against humanity, punishable according to articles 13 (1) (a), 16 (1) (a) and 16 (1) (c) of the Law; Point 9: murder, war crime, punishable according to articles 14 (1) (c) (i), 16 (1) (a) and 16 (1) (c) of the Law; Points 10: Forced disappearance of persons, crime against humanity, punishable according to articles 13 (1) (i), 16 (1) (1) (a) and 16 (1) (c) of the Law”, says the indictment.

Otherwise, the preliminary judge, on 29 September, approved the Special Prosecutor's request to withdraw criminal claims on at least one victim in the Ferizaj municipality.

On April 29th, the Specialised Prosecutor's Office had handed over a amended indictment to Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselin, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi.

The prosecution is claiming that the four defendants have committed war crimes even in Gjilan, Budakov and Semtish.

In the published annex concerning crimes allegedly taking place in Semetitish and Budakova, the prosecution has listed war crimes such as arrest and unlawful or arbitrary detention, cruel or inhuman treatment, torture, murder. Meanwhile, as crimes against humanity, he has listed imprisonment, other inhuman acts, torture, murder, the disappearance of people by force and persecution.

And for crimes claiming to take place in Gjilan, as war crimes, he has listed the arrest and illegal or arbitrary ban, cruel or inhuman treatment, torture and murder. While, as crimes against humanity, it has listed imprisonment, other inhumane acts, torture, murder, and persecution.

On November 9th 2020, in their first appearances, Hashim Thaci's Jakup Krasniqi has been declared innocent of the charges placed on them.

Wessel has been declared 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 prosecution, 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 and the unlawful 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.

According to the indictment, the accused along with other KLA leaders contributed to achieving the common goal.

“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)”, says the accusation act.