Krasniqi: I am ashamed of why I am living at this time when it is so easy to destroy the lives of people who struggle for freedom

Former Kosovo Parliament Speaker Jakup Krasniqi has delivered a speech to the judge of the preliminary procedure in Kosovo's Specialised Chambers in The Hague. In his first appearance following new prosecution charges against him and other former KLA leaders, Krasniqi has said he feels ashamed to live in a [...]
I am ashamed of why I am living at this time of this kind of homosapiens that so easily destroys people's lives and families who dared to fight for their lives in freedom, for democracy and independence, a regime among the most criminals after World War II, even at the time I don't believe there has been such a criminal and genocide regime in the world as it was Milosevic's regime, who is not missing the hair of the body”, Krasniqi said.
He has said he is completely innocent and has called for speeding up the judicial process.
I've read the indictment and this last addition, and I can say with full conviction that I have a hard time understanding the first charge and the following since I'm convinced that such acts have never been committed in my life, so I'm completely innocent and of course we ask that the trial be rushed and not keep us so long unjustly in detention”, he added.












