7 minutes agoZPS for 106th witness: He was kidnapped by three people in black uniforms and KLA emblems
Periskopi(2 years ago)
(2 years ago)In Kosovo Specialised Chambers ( The DPS) in The Hague has begun witness 106th, which holds the W04393 code in the judicial process against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi. This witness is protective and is witnessing through video connection. According to the summary read by prosecutor Caesar Mihailzcuk, reports “Betim for [...]
This witness is protective and is witnessing through video connection. According to the summary read by prosecutor Caesar Mihailzcuk, the Justice Vow “bet” reports.
“in 1998, the witness number W04393, was kidnapped by three armed men and wearing masks wearing KLA black uniforms and the KLA's emblem. He calls it at a KLA site and has been detained for several days. He has been questioned by KLA members and repeatedly mistreated”, the prosecutor said.
Afterwards, the prosecutor said there are some questions about this witness that asked for him to appear in private public session. This was approved by the court.
According to chief judge Charles Smith III, the testimony of this judge is expected to last less than a day of court hearing.
He said the SPS has indicated it takes about an hour for its questions, while defence teams are up to an hour and 45 minutes for questioning.
Since there was no opposition on the part of the parties, all statements of the witness he gave to the justice authorities were accepted on material evidence along with the accompanying materials and the footnote from the preparation hearing.
On this note, the witness claimed to reflect what he said earlier and would say the same today in the courtroom in case he was asked.
All these documents were classified as confidential at the request of the prosecutor, Caesar Mihailzcuk.
It is noteworthy that all the accused are present through video connection to the courtroom.
Otherwise, the Specialised Prosecutor's Office, on September 30th, 2022, has handed over the confirmed amended indictment against Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi, which consists of ten points of charges, where the latter are charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
On April 29th 2022, the Specialised Prosecutor's Office had handed over a amended indictment to Hashim Thaci, Kadri Wessel, Rexhepi and Jakup Krasniqi, where four indictees have committed war crimes even in Gjilan, Budakov and Semtish.
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 also been declared in his presentation on November 10th, as has Rexhep Selimi on November 11th.
