Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuçi welcomed the man investigating the listed claims for a Council of Europe report, which discusses war crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). He tried to convince prosecutor Clint Williamson that the trial for such claims should be held in Kosovo. “There is a possibility to achieve independent justice, impartiality and fairness in our country,” said Kuçi, who is also the Justice Minister.
Mr. Williamson is an American prosecutor for the Special Task Force established in 2011 by the EU Council, with a mandate to investigate and, if necessary, prosecute individuals for crimes claimed in Dick Marty’s report. Now, when the prosecution is expected to begin, the international community initiated preparations to establish an ad hoc Tribunal that will judge the cases in this report. A draft-statute was also drafted, which foresees that the Tribunal’s headquarters be placed outside Kosovo.
Williamson also met with UNMIK chief Farid Zarif, EU Special Representative Samuel Zbogar and EULEX head Bernd Borchardt. In the meetings, Williamson is reported to have expressed determination to carry out independent and unbiased investigations that will reveal the truth behind the allegations of the Council of Europe’s report.
