Byrnes: We have no evidence showing that General Staff of KLA had ordered kidnappings and detentions

Allow me to be extremely accurate and clear; We never even had any evidence to show that General Staff. KLA, Thaci, Krasniqi, Rame Buja, Xaviti and others. We never had evidence that they had given orders or directed to be taken hostage, kidnapped by Serbian journalists or LDK activists. We never had such evidence, or any civilian”, Byrnes said.

He said he thought these actions were taken independently by the commanders of the areas or brigades.

Let me finish my answer! Of course we thought these actions, so my presumption was that these actions were either taken independently by the local UCK commanders or their superiors, so for example, the commander of the Brigade or area”, he said.

The witness agreed that he was not necessarily at the level of the commander of the area but that he might also be the most disobedient men under the commander of the area who made these decisions but who were not made higher than the local level.

“Yes. But we didn't know that. But once again, we have not seen evidence that it was the General Staff that was giving orders for the kidnapping of this civilian or an LDK activist or other”, Byrne said.

So Emmerson asked the witness that, based on his knowledge of what was happening in Kosovo, they had seen evidence that they could support the proposal that the general staff had command responsibility over bans in areas and powers to prevent those actions.

It was a complicated question, but my exact answer is {jo”, Bynes answered the questions of the Emmerson attorney.

Byrnes for Kadri Wessel: There was a mystery person, we were told he was respected in the ranks of the KLA.