Hashim Thaci was invited by NGO Youth education Committee to attend conference “EU integration of the western Balkan: we can do it better together”. As media in Pristina reported Thaci accepted the invitation. But, as soon he would step in Belgrade Hashim Thaci could be arrested because in 1997 he was sentenced on 10 years in prison for terrorism. In 2002 was issued a warrant against him.
Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic has said that the warrant for the arrest of Hashim Thaci is valid in Serbia.
Professor of the international law Tibor Varadi recalls that also former PM of the Great Britain Tony Blair was sentenced in Serbia, but still was not arrested: “These cases are showing that sometimes the time ‘overcome’ the justice. In the purpose of dignity of the Law the sentences should be processed, or revised, regardless of the fact they are political or based on the facts.
According to the warrant issued by Serbia, Thaci was arrested in 2003 in Budapest. Only few hours later he was released, since then UNMIK Chief Michael Steiner requested it from the Hungarian minister of foreign affairs.
