As Kosovo President Hashim Thaci rushed home Thursday to face accusations of war crimes from the 1990s conflict with Serbia, Kosovars defended the ...
Prosecutors accuse Kosovo President Hashim Thaci of trying to obstruct the work of the tribunal. PRISTINA: As Kosovo President Hashim Thaci rushed home on Thursday to face accusations of war crimes from the 1990s conflict with Serbia, Kosovars defended the"just war" that paved their path to independence.
The prosecutors said they published the charges early because Thaci and others have been trying to"obstruct the work" of the tribunal, which operates under Kosovo law but has international judges.Thaci, who was on his way home after cutting short a planned trip to the US to discuss lingering tensions with Serbia, has not yet responded to the charges.
"It is extremely certain that no KLA soldier who has worn the uniform has committed crimes against Serb civilians," he told AFP.The conflict ended after a US-led NATO intervention in 1999 forced Serb troops to withdraw from the former province. Many rebel commanders have gone on to dominate Kosovo politically during its first decade of independence, which Serbia still rejects.First as prime minister and now president, Thaci himself has remained at the centre of the political scene throughout.
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