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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has accused Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veselji of obstructing the work of the KLA Special Tribunal for Crimes.
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The problems posed by the simultaneous political crisis and the coronavirus pandemic make the security situation in Kosovo fragile. Report to the Security Council on October 21.
The coronavirus pandemic, political crisis and the announcement of war crimes allegations against Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and Kosovo Democratic Party chief Kadri Veselji have further aggravated the already fragile political and security situation. in Kosovo, said UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
The head of the United Nations warned in a six-month report on the situation in Kosovo that the political and security situation was further aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic, the political crisis that followed the fall of the government of Albin Kurti and the announcement of the war crimes charges against former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders Hashim Thaci and Kadri. Happier.
“The announcements by the Special Prosecutor’s Office for War Crimes that indictments for war crimes and crimes against humanity were brought against the President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, and the leader of the Kosovo Democratic Party, Kadri Veselji, in The Hague, they have further complicated the political scene in Pristina, “the Guterres report said. from March to September.
At the end of June, the specialized prosecutor’s office in The Hague filed a formal accusation against Thaci and Veselji, accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, kidnapping, persecution and torture. The accusation must be confirmed by the KLA Special Crimes Tribunal.
The UN Secretary General also affirmed that the situation in Kosovo is further complicated by the problems that, especially in recent times, were caused by the coronavirus pandemic followed by the political crisis caused by the fall of the Albin Kurti government. .
On October 21 a new report from the UN chief will be presented to the ambassadors of the Security Council.
Guterres also warned of attempts by Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veselji to obstruct the work of the KLA Special Crimes Tribunal, which accused the prosecution of “political motives” and the accusations as “false.”
The report also indicates that € 20 million from the Kosovo budget has been set aside to help the accused before the new court, and that a debate has started on the law on the protection of the KLA’s values, which has been harsh criticized by international officials.
Guterres also claimed that Thaci submitted a proposal for a constitutional amendment, which would end the mandate of the Special Court for crimes committed by members of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
The United Nations also stated that 189 people have returned to Kosovo in the past six months, most of them Serbs, and that just over 28,000 people have returned since 1999.
The UN Secretary General welcomed the continuation of the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, stating that a remarkable new energy is directed towards normalization of relations.
“I hope it will remain that way until a comprehensive solution is found,” Guterres said, urging the Belgrade and Pristina leaders to “show flexibility and creativity to overcome differences.”
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