Thousands of people took to the streets of Pristina on the 18th anniversary of Kosovo’s declaration of independence to protest against the trial of four wartime guerilla leaders.
Perparim Isufi
As Kosovo marked its 18th anniversary of the country’s independence declaration on Tuesday, the main square filled with people protesting against the Hague-based Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court as the trial of four former Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA leaders enters its final stage.
Hashim Thaci, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi are accused of having individual and command responsibility for crimes committed against prisoners held at KLA detention facilities in Kosovo and neighbouring Albania, including 102 murders, during the 1998-99 Kosovo war. Prosecutors are seeking 45-year jail terms.
