Emmerson in tears over the death of lawyer Strong: Speaking Albanian, committed to helping an independent, free Kosovo

At the start of the trial against former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders, Ben Emmerson, lawyer for former Kosovo Parliament Speaker Kadri Veselini, has demanded that this Tuesday's session be cancelled following the death of attorney Andrew Strong.

“Andrew was in Kosovo at the end of 2004, was volunteering as a intern on Ramush Haradinaj's defence team, days Haradinaj was arrested. I live in Kosovo for several years, speak Albanian and was a very committed person to helping an independent and free Kosovo. He was a man of knowledge. Many people love him and many respect him. They love her very much in Kosovo, she has left her partner and three children behind. His wife has requested a special request to allow him to meet with Mr. Wessel so that he can convey his condolences to Andrew and I hope that this request is filled up to”, he said.

We're all going to mourn today the premature and tragic death of our friend Andrew. Strong. The late man and all of us on his team, we're not just colleagues, we've been close friends for 25 years”