US EditionKosovo’s ex-president ‘was not in charge’ during war, former US official tells trial
- A former top United States diplomat, James Rubin, testified that Hashim Thaci had no real authority over the Kosovo Liberation Army commanders during his war crimes trial in The Hague.
- Rubin stated, "It was clear to me that he was not in charge. He didn't have the knowledge, the capabilities or the authority to make decisions."
- Thaci and three co-accused face serious charges including murder and torture, which they deny.
- Many Kosovars believe that the Kosovo tribunal is biased against the Kosovo Liberation Army.
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Hashim Thaçi, former Kosovar President who is accused of 10 war crimes and crimes against humanity committed between 1998 and 1999 in the Kosovo war, began Monday his defence before the Special Tribunal for Kosovo, trying to prove that he sought peace through diplomacy. Despite his command responsibility over the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the conflict, Thaçi's lawyers have emphasized that the former leader had no decision power within …
Colorado Springs Gazette
Ex-diplomat says Thaci lacked control over KLA in Kosovo war crimes trial
By Stephanie van den Berg
With him appear Kadri Veseli, former spy master of the KLA, Rexhep Selimi, former head of operations, and Jakup Krasniqi, spokesman of the guerrillas. All are to be held accountable for crimes against humanity and war crimes attributed to the Kosovare rebellion between March 1998 and September 1999.
Democratic Party of Kosovo MP Abelard Tahiri reacted to today's testimony of the former US Deputy Secretary of State and close associate of Madeleine Albright, James Rubin, in The Hague as a witness for the defense of the former President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci, saying that Thaci still has the support of Washington.
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