Reporting on the Special Court from a distance
Kosovar journalists face difficulties reporting on the trial in The Hague.
|05.06.2023
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Who is being tried in The Hague?
Thaçi et al.
Hashim Thaçi, Jakup Krasniqi, Rexhep Selimi and Kadri Veseli are charged with individual criminal responsibility and with criminal responsibility as superiors for:
Crimes against humanity (persecution, imprisonment, other inhumane acts, torture, unlawful killings and enforced disappearance of persons) and
War crimes (illegal or arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel treatment, torture, and unlawful killings).
Crimes against humanity (persecution, imprisonment, other inhumane acts, torture, unlawful killings and enforced disappearance of persons) and
War crimes (illegal or arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel treatment, torture, and unlawful killings).
Salih Mustafa
On December 16, 2022, Mustafa was found guilty of the war crimes of arbitrary detention, torture and unlawful killing and was sentenced to 26 years in prison. The court ordered Mustafa to pay 207,000 euros as compensation to the victims. Mustafa's defense is appealing the decision.
Pjetër Shala
Shala is an alleged member of the KLA stationed in Kukës, Albania. The crimes Shala is accused of committed occurred approximately bPjetër Shalaetween May 17 and June 5, 1999 against individuals detained in a metal factory in Kukës allegedly used by the KLA.
Hysni Gucati and Nasim Haradinaj
On May 18, 2022, Gucati and Haradinaj were found guilty of disclosing information protected by the Special Court Law, including identification of potential witnesses. They were sentenced to four years and five months in prison and a fine of 100 euros. In an appeal, the court reduced their sentences by two months.
Gentiana Paçarizi
Gentiana Paçarizi is managing editor at K2.0. She has completed a master’s degree in Journalism and Public Relations at the University of Prishtina ‘Hasan Prishtina’.
This story was originally written in Albanian.