4 minutes agoSpecial Tomorrow Declares Act on Gucat and Haradinaj
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)The Hague tribunal's Specialised Chambers on Wednesday 18 May will declare the indictment against the leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army Veterans Organisation, Hysni Gucatit and Nasim Haradinaj. The hearing is expected to begin by 10:00, reportedly in the DHSK report. Kosovo Specialised Chambers Judge II “
The hearing is expected to begin by 10:00, reportedly in the DHSK report.
“Judge Body II of the Specialised Chambers of Kosovo (DHSK) has scheduled for a judgment statement in the specialised prosecutor's case against Hysni Gucatit and Nasim Haradinaj, on May 18th at 10:00. The session will be public and can be followed in Albanian, Serbian or English through broadcasting on the Kosovo Specialised Chambers website”.
They are accused of having a well-based suspicion of at least between September 7 and 25th 2020, Mr. Gucati and Mr. Haradinaj uncovered without authorisation protected information from the Specialised Chambers Law, including identifying data of several (possibly) witnesses, in three press conferences and other broadcast activities, as well as further distribution involving statements on social networks.
The “The charges presented in the confirmed indictment rely on well-based suspicion that at least between 7 September and 25, 2020, Mr. Gucati and Mr. Haradinaj uncovered without authorisation protected information from the Specialised Chambers Law, including identifying data of several (possibly) witnesses, in three press conferences and other broadcast activities, as well as further distribution involving statements on social networks. Mr. Gucati and Mr. Haradinaj made disparaging accusations and comments against witnesses (possibly) and repeatedly expressed their intention to undermine the work of Specialised Chambers. With these actions, Mr. Gucati and Mr. Haradinaj violated the secret of the procedure and feared witnesses (possibly) of the Specialised Prosecutor's Office and, as a result, prevented the work and investigations of SPS”.
On 25 September 2020, Gucati and Haradinaj were arrested as suspects by the Specialised Prosecutor's Office, with the support of EULEX and Kosovo police and transferred to the detention facility of Kosovo's Specialised Chambers in The Hague. Haradinaj's first appearance as a suspect was held on 29 September 2020, and Gucati's first appearance as a suspect was held on 1 October 2020.
