Rubin: Couldn't prove the charges. KLA, we wanted to work with Thaci

US Assistant Secretary of State James Rubin is continuing his testimony to Kosovo's Specialised Chambers in The Hague as a witness invited by Hashim Thaci's former political leader. Rubin was asked by the Prosecutor's team about claims that the Kosovo Liberation Army was involved in criminal activities [...]
Rubin was asked by the Prosecutor's team about claims that the Kosovo Liberation Army was involved in criminal activities and murder. In his response, he stressed that the United States had examined these charges but had failed to prove
There have been claims and accusations for a year, we watched them fail to prove it. I think they were a force that had to be taken into account and considered in the field and we wanted to create a longer-term Kosovo, have exchanges and work with Mr. Thaci”, declared Ruby.
Next, the prosecutor of the case asked him whether it is accurate that in 1998 and 1999 international media and other organisations had published reports with reliable claims on crimes committed by members of the KLA.
Rubin replied briefly: “Po.”
Furthermore, the prosecutor referred to a documentary broadcast by the BBC, asking Ruby whether he had admitted that KLA members had killed Serb civilians in cold blood. In response, Ruby said:
I remember we condemned the KLA's activities in the initial phase, as civilians and not soldiers were being killed, so we condemned these KLA terrorist activities, but over the years we got to know the organisation”, Rubin's testimony and Ruby was expressed, part of a series of hearings where Thaci's defense is presenting












