Byrses for communique 63: Aiming to place KLA General Staff in very favourable position

Witness Shawn Byrne was asked by the court for a communique allegedly released by General Staff. The KLA and keeps its number 63 and November 27, 1998.

Byrnes said he had not seen this document before except recently at The Hague. According to him, it was a political document to put KLA General Staff in a favourable position.

“I can tell you these; this is essentially a political document meant to put the KLA General Staff in the eyes of internationals. Especially for O'S mission The SBE was creating. I am convinced that the amnesty decreed by the General Staff for Tanjugu's two journalists has been the result of pressure put on the Troika and through the Troika, General Staff”, he said.

Asked by Judge Guénawl Mettraux, whether it is said that the General Staff has decided to release Tanjugu journalists and two LDK activists, the witness confirmed this.

“So said in document”, Byrnes said, adding that according to the document this release had occurred under an amnesty.

While, in the document that also became public for the audience, it was said that the General Staff The KLA in honour of the November holidays has decided to house a number of inmates, including Tanjugu's two journalists.

The Kosovo Liberation Army's “General Staff decided in honour of the November holidays to house a number of prisoners among them from Tanjug's two journalists and two LDK activists from Malisevo. Journalists were interrupted with the punishment, while LDK activists were denied detention, but investigations were continued to”, the document said.

In addition, the document said that the release of those quoted above took place on November 27, 1998, in the presence of international observers.

The release of those mentioned takes place on November 27, 1998, in the presence of international observers. We do this to testify once again that just as we have not desired the war imposed on us, we do not want prisons or prisoners. We are for peace as long as we are determined for the freedom and independence of our people and our homeland. With this act, as well as other similar acts, the Kosovo Liberation Army is testifying that it recognises and respects international conventions of war and peace, that it recognises and respects the relevant mechanisms of the international community and the EU. But it requires from the factors in question that force the Belgrade regime to respect international conventions and the war of peace”, the document said.

For the fourth day in a row, the former American diplomat is continuing the testimony in Thaci case and others. /Betimi for Justice/