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Kosovo assessing EU legal basis for specialist court for KLA war crimes

Xinhua, January 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

A group of Kosovo senior government and justice officials on Tuesday assessed legislation submitted by the European Union (EU) regarding the creation of a special court that will deal with alleged war crimes committed by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war.

The group, established a few days ago by Kosovan President Atifete Jahjaga, discussed the need for legislative amendments in Kosovo related to the two-seated specialist court, in Kosovo and most probably in The Netherlands.

"The technical team met for the first time a few days after the leaders of the institutions agreed to create this body which is entitled to assess the necessary legislation," said Jahjaga's office in a press statement. According to her, the technical team will meet regularly with EU team to adopt a legislative framework for creating the court.

Minister of Justice, Hajredin Kuqi is the leader of the group, while two other ministers, Haki Demolli and Arsim Bajrami, the head of the Kosovo Judiciary Council, Fejzullah Hasani and the acting chief prosecutor Syle Hoxha are also members of the group.

In April 2014, Kosovo Assembly voted in favor of the court, but a long summer political deadlock delayed its formation. The court will specifically deal with the 2011 report of the Council of Europe senator Dick Marty on KLA senior commanders' alleged involvement in illegal imprisonment, killings and human organs trafficking. Endit