Blakaj: Flora Brovina should have resigned (Slobodno srpski, Radio kontakt plus)
Kosovo Humanitarian Law Centre (HLC) Director Bekim Blakaj said in “Slobodno srpski” broadcast that Flora Brovina, member of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) should have resigned after publicly displaying a photo for which she claimed represents a raping of an Albanian woman by the Serbian army, which later turned out to be a hoax […]
Read More →Company of Tony Blair’s wife advising Kosovo Government on Special Court (KoSSev)
The Kosovo Government has paid €500,000 to the company of Cherie Blair, the wife of Tony Blair, for legal counseling on the Special Court, Pristina-based television T7 claims, Gazeta Express portal reported. Although all contracts between the Kosovo Government and international companies are confidential, Kosovo Minister of Justice, Abelard Tahiri confirmed for T7 that the […]
Read More →“Court for KLA crimes makes no sense, if Thaci does not go there, and he will go” (Tanjug)
Pristina journalist Vehbi Kajtazi said he believes Kosovo President Hashim Thaci would go to The Hauge, adding he believes the Special Court for KLA crimes would make no sense, if Thaci is not indicted, Tanjug news agency reported. According to Tanjug, Kajtazi said this in “Pressing” broadcast on TV 7. “I expect (Hashim) Thaci to […]
Read More →Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor Defends Court in Parting Address (Balkan Insight)
In his outgoing address as Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor, David Schwendiman said that gathering evidence and locating witnesses to indict former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army had been tough. In his parting speech, the chief prosecutor at the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers, David Schwendiman, said on Thursday that his office had collected a mass of […]
Read More →Vlajić: Lawyers ready for beginning of work of Special Court (RTS)
Serbian national broadcaster RTS reported that 39 lawyers who will work with the Special Court for the KLA crimes were selected and three Kosovo Serbs, Dejan Vasić, Ljubomir Pantović and Nebojša Vlajić are among them. Speaking at the RTS morning news, lawyer Nebojša Vlajić said that the appointment of lawyers and victims’ representatives (lawyers) is […]
Read More →KLA crimes court prosecutor “made to leave due to US” (The Guardian, Serbian media)
Serbian media widely re-run The Guardian article saying that David Schwendiman, chief prosecutor of a war crimes court for Kosovo, said he was “made to leave the job at a critical stage of the tribunal’s work.” Schwendiman also added he has “no designated successor – largely due to inertia in the US State Department,” the […]
Read More →UNMIK Head: If Pristina revokes Special Court it would be a great damage (Serbian media)
UNMIK Head, Zahir Tanin assessed yesterday as concerning attempts from the part of Kosovo authorities to revoke Special Court for KLA war crimes, murder of Oliver Ivanovic and the fact that the Brussels agreement is not fully implemented, in particular when it comes to the establishment of the Association of Serb Municipalities, Serbian media report […]
Read More →“Sharp criticism to Pristina from UN” (RTS)
Report on Kosovo is ready and the UN Secretary General, Antonio Gutters would present it to the Security Council on February 7, Serbian national broadcaster, RTS writes on its webpage. The report notes the murder of Oliver Ivanovic as one of the most difficult events in the last three months. Gutters also criticizes authorities in […]
Read More →Vulin: Murders and attempts to abrogate court cause destabilization (RTS)
Serbian Minister of Defence, Aleksandar Vulin said that destabilization in Kosovo and Metohija is caused by murders such as the assassination of Oliver Ivanovic and attempts of Albanians to abrogate the Special Court and do not allow trials against KLA members for the war crimes against Serbs, RTS reported. Vulin made these remarks commenting on […]
Read More →Delawie: Special Court will not judge a population, but individual cases (Koha)
The U.S. Ambassador to Kosovo, Greg Delawie, spoke at a press conference about the importance of the Special Court. He once again expressed condolences for the murder of the Serb leader, Oliver Ivanovic, and added that he is there to talk about a completely different matter. “I am here to talk about justice… I want […]
Read More →Veseli: Special court an unavoidable but overcoming challenge (RTK)
The President of the Assembly of Kosovo and leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo (PDK), Kadri Veseli, spoke today about the Special Court, saying that it is an unavoidable challenge, but it can be overcome. “There is no international justice where the aggressor and the victims are attempted to be equalized. There is no […]
Read More →Djuric: If Serbia was consulted, Special Court could really be international (BETA, Politika)
Serbian Government Office for Kosovo and Metohija Director, Marko Djuric told the BETA news agency, if Serbia was consulted, the Special Court for war crimes in Kosovo could really be international, and not a court established or dissolved by the Assembly in Pristina. Serbia was not consulted when it was discussed how the Special Court […]
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