2 hours agoThe Hague rejects testimony from Serbian crimes in Kosovo: Imminent in KLA leaders' case
Periskopi(8 months ago)
(8 months ago)Much of the evidence presented by the defence of Jakup Krasniqi, who testify to Serbian crimes committed in Kosovo, has not been accepted in the case of the Liberation Army leaders in The Hague. As Nacional reports, the court judges have stressed that, generally, these evidence are completely insignificant for the process of Thaci, Krasniqi, [...]
As reported NationalThe court judges have stressed that, in general, these evidence are completely insignificant for the process of Thaci, Krasniqi, Selimi's Veselins, under way in The Hague, broadcasts Periscope.
The decision reportedly does not confirm any connections between the indictment, and evidence which testifies to Serbia's crimes in Kosovo.
“Paneli first notes that he has previously ruled that evidence for alleged crimes committed by Serbian forces is generally insignificant to charges against the accused. Krasniqi's defence has also failed to prove that the incidents described at this point are linked to any of the charges or facts in Aktakuza, or that they are connected to or are pro-active of KLA organisation or activity in the area at some time or place related to the” charges.
Why were Jakup Krasniqi's defence tests rejected?
Jakup Krasniqi's defence had handed over numerous materials, written evidence, videos-incirculations which they say have proved that chaos has been a situation in Kosovo, and many crimes have been committed in retaliation by individuals after Serbia's crimes in various areas.
Following Jakup Krasniqi's request, The Hague prosecutor requested that these evidence of Serbian crimes be rejected. And so it was. Most were rejected.
The 11th test contained a BBC material, with different videos proving Serbia's crimes in Kosovo.
However, this for Special Judges is insignificant. They decided to accept a very short part of the material, where the KLA helped investigate possible, but not even evidence of Serbia's crimes.
Backing to the Proposed Test 11, the panel notes Krasniqi's claim that the video is linked, among other things, to the consequences of Serbian crimes committed against the Albanian population, the protection nature of the KLA organisation, claims of KLA involvement in the disappearance and death of individuals whose troops were found in unexplainable circumstances and possible acts of revenge by the civilian population. After reviewing Proposed Prova 11, the panel notes that the first part of the video relates mainly to crimes allegedly committed by Serbian forces in and around Rahovec. The panel recalls its stance that evidence of alleged crimes committed by Serbian forces is generally insignificant on charges against the accused. The panel considers that Krasniqi's defence has failed to prove that the first part of the video is relevant to this matter”, it says.
“However, the panel notes that the following parts of the video dealing with, among other things, with the KLA's alleged willingness to help investigate crimes, and possible acts of revenge by the Albanian population if no arrests were made, could be relevant to the current issue. The court considers that only the video section consisting of 17:39-20:15 and 34:25-38:00 has shown importance. Krasniqi's defence has failed to prove the importance of the remaining 11 pieces of Proposed Prov”, it says further.
The Hague judges rejected another test proposed by Jakup Krasniqi, related to reports between the Kosovo Liberation Army and the Democratic League of Kosovo. According to judges, these are not relevant, as he found out about the testimony of Serbian crimes.
