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Del Ponte "would go back to prosecute KLA" (Vecernje Novosti, B92)

Former Chief Hague Prosecutor Carla del Ponte has said she would be willing to return to The Hague to prosecute the leaders of the KLA.

Asked whether she felt the need to go back to the courtroom for this reason, Del Ponte responded affirmatively in a statement for the Belgrade-based daily Večernje Novosti.

"Especially now that I'm in the UN Commission on Syria. I always thought that the victims need justice," she added.

SITF report speaks less of Kosovo and more of international community (Koha Ditore)

Former head of economic division for the International Civilian Office, Andrea Capussela, writes in an opinion piece for the paper that there was nothing new in the report presented by the EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF) lead prosecutor Clint Williamson apart from one thing: the report authored by Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty was accurate, in essence, even on the part of organ harvesting.

The journalist who revealed the "Yellow house": Too long search for the justice (Blic)

The families of victims of crimes committed in Kosovo wait too long for the justice and the truth about the fate of their loved ones, said in an interview for Tanjug Michael Montgomery, an American journalist who discovered “Yellow House” in Albania, where, according to the report of the Special Rapporteur of the Council of Europe, Dick Marty, the organs of abducted people were harvested. 

AAK: Williamson’s investigations a step forward in clarifying allegations – KLA war just (Gazeta Blic)

The first political entity in Kosovo to react to the statement of findings presented today by the lead prosecutor of the EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF), Clint Williamson, is the Alliance for Future of Kosovo (AAK). In a statement to the press, AAK noted that the party has watched the presentation of Williamson’s report with increased interest and considers that the SITF work is a step forward in clarifying allegations already known to the public. AAK also thinks the report is a huge step in establishing rule of law in Kosovo.

Williamson announces filing of indictments against KLA central figures (Koha)

The lead prosecutor of the EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF), Clint Williamson, did not rule out the possibility that there were executions in Kosovo for organ harvesting purposes but that during the investigations he led he was unable to find sufficient evidence to file an indictment.

However, he said that war crimes indictments can be expected against KLA central figures. Williamson said there are enough evidence to support charges of other crimes that are considered war crimes be it because they violated laws of warfare or Kosovo domestic laws.

The Court for KLA crimes in the Netherlands (Danas)

“I expect that based on the testimony of over 400 witnesses Clint Williamson collected enough information about the kidnappings, killings, and trafficking in organs, i.e., crimes committed since 1998 till 2000 against the Serbian and other non-Albanian victims,” says Serbian War Crimes prosecutor, Vladimir Vukcevic. He added that Williamson’s special team investigated trafficking in organs in nine countries in the region, but also in Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

10 to 20 accused from Marty’s report (Tribuna)

On the front page, the paper claims that investigations into war crimes allegations presented in the Council of Europe (CoE) report have concluded there is no evidence that an organ trafficking trade existed, but in the course of the investigation, evidence was found regarding other crimes alleged to have been committed by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). 10 to 20 former KLA members are expected to be indicted for these crimes as soon as the Special Court is up and running. The indictment will include KLA members from the Drenica and Dukagjin zones, sources told the paper.