The President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci announced that the indictment the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office in The Hague issued against him has been confirmed – Thaci also announced that he is resigning.
He will be traveling to The Hague voluntarily.
Earlier this morning, Kadri Veseli, PDK leader and former chairman of the Kosovo Assembly, revealed that the indictment issued against him has been confirmed.
The Specialist Prosecutor’s Office announced in April that a draft of a 10-point indictment against Veseli and Thaci, as well as against „other persons,“ had been submitted.
They have been charged with a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, enforced disappearance of persons, persecution, and torture. The announcement on the indictment – which was published by the prosecution before the indictment was even confirmed – states that Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli, and other suspects are responsible for almost 100 murders. The victims of the crimes mentioned in the indictment include hundreds of people whose identities are known, including Kosovo Albanians, Serbs, Roma, and people of other nationalities, as well as political opponents.
The KPO also accused Veseli and Thaci of obstructing the work of the court, thus justifying the unusual method of publishing an announcement of a war crimes indictment even before the indictment was confirmed.
This is the second indictment confirmed today, and the fifth indictment in total confirmed by the KPO. Previously, an indictment issued against Salih Mustafa for torturing at least six and killing one person in the KLA prison in Zlas had been confirmed. Mustafa pleaded not guilty to all four counts.
Another former chairman of the Kosovo Assembly, Jakup Krasniqi was arrested in Pristina yesterday. The indictment against him has been confirmed, however, the details on the crimes he has been accused of remain unknown.
Also, the head of the parliamentary group Self-Determination, Rexhep Selimi revealed that an indictment against him has been confirmed, however, the details of this indictment are unknown as well. He voluntarily traveled to The Hague this morning.
Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj, the president and vice-president of the Association of KLA War Veterans, are in custody in The Hague – also awaiting indictments by the KPO. However, they have not been charged with war crimes, but crimes against justice, related to the leak of confidential information from the Prosecutor’s Office.
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani will assume the post of the Kosovan president.
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