VOA

Top Menu

Main Menu

  • Home
  • Politics
  • Flash news
  • World
  • Economics
  • Sport
  • Culture
  • Showbiz
  • Health
  • Technology

logo

VOA

  • Home
  • Politics
  • Flash news
  • World
  • Economics
  • Sport
  • Culture
  • Showbiz
  • Health
  • Technology
  • Why Shooting John Wick 4 And 5 At The Same Time Is A Great Idea

  • After an early pandemic shortage, computers are being delivered again

  • Ohio reports 1,356 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new COVID RELATED DEATHS

  • Albania’s bank holds key rate at 0.5%

  • COVID: These animals might be defenseless against COVID-19 and re-contaminate people

  • Trump is no longer a COVID transmission risk

Politics
Home›Politics›Kosovo President charged with war crimes cancels White House visit

Kosovo President charged with war crimes cancels White House visit

By voaal
June 26, 2020
739
0
Share:

Kosovan President Hashim Thaci has been indicted for war crimes allegedly committed during the Kosovo conflict in the late 1990s, leading him to cancel a planned trip to the White House this weekend for talks with Serbian leaders.nullThe charges against Thaci were . Wednesday by a special court at The Hague, in the Netherlands.According to a press statement, the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office filed a 10-count indictment on April 24 that accuses Thaci, Kadri Veseli, the former Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo, and others of “a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, enforced disappearance of persons, persecution, and torture.”It added that a pre-trial judge was reviewing the indictment “to decide on whether to confirm the charges.”nullKosovo declared independence from Serbia a decade after the bloody conflict between Serb forces and Kosovar-Albanian rebels began. The war, from 1998 to 1999, led to thousands of deaths and the displacement of nearly 90% of Kosovo’s population.Thaci came to prominence as a leading figure in the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) between 1997 and 1999 and played a part in peace negotiations.His transition from a revolutionary into a politician eventually led to him to becoming Prime Minister when independence was declared. He was elected President in February 2016.Wednesday’s indictment alleges that Thaci, Veseli and other charged suspects “are criminally responsible for nearly 100 murders. The crimes alleged in the Indictment involve hundreds of known victims of Kosovo Albanian, Serb, Roma, and other ethnicities and include political opponents,” the statement said.CNN has reached out to the offices of Thaci and of Veseli, who is president of the Kosovo Democratic Party, for comment.Kosovo’s Ambassador to the US Vlora Çitaku said in a tweet that “When the dust settles & the smoke clears, #KLA will remain the most successful liberation movement in modern history.”The Kosovo Specialist Chambers (KSC) and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office (SPO) was set up to have jurisdiction over war crimes committed in the Kosovo conflict between January 1998 and December 2000.

Post Views: 600
TagsKosovo President charged with war crimes cancels White House visit
Previous Article

Global coronavirus cases exceed 5 million infections ...

Next Article

Woman dies after knifeman stabs three in ...

0
Shares
  • 0
  • +
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Related articles More from author

  • Politics

    Bullied judge wins landmark whistleblowing case in UK Supreme Court

    October 16, 2019
    By voaal
  • Politics

    In impeachment inquiry, Republican lawmakers ask questions about whistleblower, loyalty to Trump and conspiracy theories

    October 27, 2019
    By voaal
  • Politics

    Hong Kong shopping mall clashes end in bloodshed

    November 3, 2019
    By voaal
  • Politics

    Mike Pence blasts media, Biden on Ukraine: Everything Trump getting slammed for former VP ‘bragged about’

    September 24, 2019
    By voaal
  • Politics

    Rama I bën urimin e veçantë për datëlindjen Bashës..

    June 12, 2019
    By voaal
  • Politics

    Balla ironizon opozitën: Sulmojnë Ramën se e do gjithë shqiptaria

    June 12, 2019
    By voaal

Leave a reply Cancel reply

Mund t'ju interesojë

  • Travel

    National parks in Croatia and Bosnia

  • LifeStyle

    BRITONS STRUGGLE TO FIND TIME FOR A CUP OF TEA

  • Technology

    NASA Puts Bigelow Aerospace’s Giant Inflatable Space Habitat Prototype to the Test (Photos)

Health

  • October 11, 2020

    Why Shooting John Wick 4 And 5 At The Same Time Is A Great Idea

  • October 11, 2020

    After an early pandemic shortage, computers are being delivered again

  • October 11, 2020

    Ohio reports 1,356 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new COVID RELATED DEATHS

  • October 11, 2020

    Albania’s bank holds key rate at 0.5%

  • October 11, 2020

    COVID: These animals might be defenseless against COVID-19 and re-contaminate people

Follow us on social media

logo

About us

  • Rruga e Elbasanit,Tirane,Albania
  • 0692323143
  • [email protected]
  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Why Shooting John Wick 4 And 5 At The Same Time Is A Great Idea

    By voaal
    October 11, 2020
  • After an early pandemic shortage, computers are being delivered again

    By voaal
    October 11, 2020
  • Ohio reports 1,356 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new COVID RELATED DEATHS

    By voaal
    October 11, 2020
  • Albania’s bank holds key rate at 0.5%

    By voaal
    October 11, 2020
  • New York Times publisher says Trump pushing ‘worldwide assault’ on journalism: ‘He’s trying to delegitimize ...

    By voaal
    September 24, 2019
  • Watchdog bans Burger King tweet about ‘milkshaking’ Nigel Farage

    By voaal
    October 2, 2019
  • Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Sues Mail on Sunday Over Publication of Letter

    By voaal
    October 2, 2019
  • Anger Grows in Hong Kong Over Shooting of Teenage

    By voaal
    October 2, 2019

Follow us on Facebook

Follow us

© Copyright VOA. All rights reserved.