Witnesses who will speak about the crimes of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) before a special tribunal are already under the protection programme, and many of them have been relocated around the world, learned Danas. As we were told by diplomatic sources, more than 400 people have already made statements about the KLA crimes, but probably approximately 30 will testify. Furthermore, the software containing all data on the cases to be dealt with by the Special Court is fully protected in Brussels.
The Court, which should begin its work by the end of the year, will consist of international judges. The Court will be set up in the former building of Europol in The Hague, and will operate under the auspices of the European Union. The Dutch government has announced that the processes will be initiated for “serious crimes allegedly committed by the KLA against ethnic minorities and political opponents from 1999 to 2000 “. Convicted persons will not serve their sentence in the Netherlands. The Hague Tribunal and Prosecution of War Crimes in Serbia will cooperate with the Special Tribunal for KLA crimes.
Nenad Golcevski, spokesperson of the Hague Tribunal, recently told us that the Court supports the work of all relevant judicial institutions dealing with war crimes. “Due to the fact that the Court for Kosovo has not yet been established, there is no official cooperation with the Tribunal. We will be able to say more about possible cooperation and modalities only once the Court has been formally established,” he said.
