Lawyer Gregory Guy-Smith, who has a long experience on the judicial cases related to the war crimes, spoke about the establishment and the role of the special court for war crimes committed in Kosovo.
Smith said that there is a determination for the law of the special court to be in accordance with the Constitution of Kosovo, which defends all Kosovo people. “All participants will be foreign, so there will be no Kosovars. There is a lot of work to become a reality. And we also do not know what political concerns would be, and there will certainly be a debate on this. This court has to be voted, since there are important issues. I will stress that establishment of this court is very important for Kosovo,” said Smith in an interview for RTK.
He said that the court will work based on its own rules. “The prosecution will be foreign, the court will work based on its own rules which will be set by a special court. I think that there was an experiment in order to reach a functional system. The system needs time to be drafted, a long period of time is needed to change it and it is something that will be criticized all the time,” he said.
He added that he does not know the number of the cases that this court will deal with. According to him, this court will be a misfortune for some individuals. “I believe that it will have an impact as it did, on KLA. We are speaking about cases from the time of the conflict, where some individuals who were KLA members will appear. This court will be a misfortune for these individuals, and it will raise questions if it is an attack against KLA or some individuals, the time will tell. I believe that the court should bring justice for all individuals, who underwent indictment under any situation,” stressed Smith.
