17/09, 11:32
KosovoThaçi verdict and Kosovo justice
3 days in discussion
Kosovo’s specialist court is deciding whether Hashim Thaçi and other former KLA figures face conviction for wartime crimes or leave the case short of a final guilty finding. The stakes are accountability for abuses, the credibility of a costly tribunal, and whether reconciliation can proceed without a full legal reckoning.
PositionsConviction would deliver overdue accountability and support reconciliation after wartime abuses. — Tobias Zick (Süddeutsche Zeitung) · The court’s heavy investment and long process make acquittal hard to justify and increase pressure toward conviction. — Dean B. Pineles (Reporter.al (BIRN Albânia))
Subject: Kosovo · Source origin: Albânia, Alemanha, Sérvia, Áustria · Languages: German, SQ, Serbian
Discussion: Voices: Aidan Hehir, Fred Abrahams, Nemanja Rujević View all 6 voices
- • Kriegsverbrechen: Dieses Urteil ist das Ergebnis einer peniblen Aufarbeitung der Gräuel in Kosovo (Tobias Zick | Süddeutsche Zeitung)
- • E vërteta dhe pasojat: Gjykata Speciale e Kosovës drejt një vendimi me rëndësi vendimtare (Dean B. Pineles | Reporter.al (BIRN Albânia))
- • Kosovo’s Justice Gap (Fred Abrahams | Verfassungsblog)
- • Kosovos Kampf war legitim – dabei verübte Untaten aber nicht [premium] (Wieland Schneider | Die Presse)
- • „Osuđeni ratni zločinac“ (Nemanja Rujević | Vreme)