Kosovo Specialist Chambers
‘Loyalty to Comrades’ Lands Kosovo War Veterans’ Leaders in Court
The indictment claims that in the months prior to the leak, the two men made statements calling witnesses who collaborated with the Specialist Chambers "liars, collaborators, and traitors" in an attempt to "undermine and obstruct" the court.
‘Silenced’ Kosovo War Victims Given a Voice at Guerrilla’s Trial
The Victims' Participation Office of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers said in its opening statement at the first trial held at the Hague-based court on Wednesday that the alleged victims of Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA fighters during the 1998-99 war have been intimidated into silence for decades.
First Trial of Kosovo Ex-Guerrilla Opens at Hague War Crimes Court
Former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA unit commander Salih Mustafa went on trial at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers on Wednesday, charged with involvement in murder, torture, cruel treatment and arbitrary detentions during the Kosovo war in April 1999.
"Today marks a milestone for this institution and our work," prosecutor Jack Smith said in his opening statement on Wednesday.
Hague Court Rejects Thaci’s Challenge to Kosovo War Crime Charges
Pre-trial judge Nicolas Guillou has dismissed an attempt by former Kosovo president and wartime Kosovo Liberation Army political leader Hashim Thaci and two of his co-defendants, Kadri Veseli and Rexhep Selimi, to have the charges against them thrown out.