KLA leaders reportedly have rejected the special ombudsman's visit: We were humanly treated, you were silent

Kosovo Liberation Army leaders Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi have refused meeting with the Special Court Ombudsman in The Hague.

According to Nationale, the KLA's four leading four-way rule over this institution's refusal to visit within the court has listed one for one violations, according to them, The DHSK has committed to them and for which the Ombudsperson has kept silent.

KLA leaders have complained of “inhuman treatment” from the Pre-burging Units, as well as of a host of other serious violations that, according to them, have been ignored by the ombudsman, though he is mandated precisely to address such cases.

They have even informed him that with this silent approach, he has violated the Constitution and the laws of Kosovo, as well as the European Convention on Human Rights.

Besides, according to Nacional sources, KLA leaders have indicated that violations in question have also addressed the ombudsman in Kosovo.

Under such circumstances, Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veselini, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi have indicated they find no reason to accept a visit by the Special Court's Ombudsperson.

According to them, the Ombudsman near the Specialised Chambers has been insincere when, in April of this year, during an interview for T7, downplayed pre-prisonment complaints, reducing them to “anques for food and prison rules”.

Such a statement, as they have told National sources, does not in any way present the true state of KLA leaders in custody.

On the other hand, Kosovo's Ombudsman, Naim Celaj, has sharply criticised the treatment that has been done to indictees on the part of the Court, Prosecutor's and the Centre for Pre-prisonment.

Even during a meeting with Special Chambers Speaker Ekaterina Trendafilova, he has stressed that the Special Ombudsperson cannot be considered independent as long as he is one of the members of the Special Chambers. /Periscope/