Video incriminates Thaci, Thaci blames Serbia

One of the main pieces of evidence of the Serbian prosecution against Hashim Thaci and his KLA group is a video made in a camp that shows kidnapped Serbs. The video was made by the members of the ethnic Albanian so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in May of 1998, daily Blic reported. Video incriminates Thaci, Thaci blames Serbia The video shows members of the KLA Drenica group and four kidnapped Serbs from Kosovo, the daily has learned. The four kidnapped Serbs were identified as Zarko Spasic, a Serbian power company EPS worker who was kidnapped from his work place on May 14, 1998, Dejan Stojiljkovic, a police officer from Gnjilane who was kidnapped while he was returning home after visiting his relatives in Pec on May 19, 1998, Vladimir Spasic who was kidnapped near the town of Komorani on May 19, 1998 and Miroslav Suljinic who was kidnapped near the village of Lapusnik on May 21, 1998. Hashim Thaci and KLA members "Report was prepared in Belgrade" Meanwhile, the outgoing Kosovo Albanian PM has stated that Dick Marty’s report on human organ trade in Kosovo is a “political pamphlet prepared in Belgrade”. He told Pristina-based Albanian language daily Koha Ditore that it had been prepared with Russia’s blessings. Thaci also pointed out that the allegations from the report would not undermine his position in the negotiations with Serbian President Boris Tadic. He added that the talks would be held soon and that the West was making extensive preparations. The outgoing Kosovo PM stressed that he had “arguments, facts and witnesses regarding the incriminating motives and ways Dick Marty’s report was done”. “The report is directed against Kosovo and I will present the evidence to justice. Dick Marty knows that. I know that he is trying to defend himself with his immunity, but immunity does not last for the entire life,” Thaci was quoted as saying. “I’m a 40-year-old. I will wait until he loses his immunity and he will face justice. Just like I had patience to put up with all the curses for the past 15 years, I will have patience and I will wait for Mr. Marty to lose his immunity,” he added. When asked about a meeting with Tadic that would be held before the investigation into the organ trafficking allegations, Thaci said that he agreed that they should meet “in order to finish the dark chapter and begin talks about interstate and neighborly relations in the future”. “It’s in Kosovo’s best interest to have good relations with Serbia and all the countries in the region, just like it is in Serbia’s interest to have good relations with the state of Kosovo so we would integrate into NATO and the EU as two countries as soon as possible,” the Kosovo PM pointed out. According to him, frozen "relations between Kosovo and Serbia" are not in their interest or in the interest of the U.S. and the EU. “Improvement of relations between Belgrade and Pristina is a part of the Euro-Atlantic agenda and it is in the interest of our countries and peoples,” said Thaci. Hashim Thaci (FoNet, file)

Video incriminates Thaci, Thaci blames Serbia

The video shows members of the KLA Drenica group and four kidnapped Serbs from Kosovo, the daily has learned.

The four kidnapped Serbs were identified as Žarko Spasić, a Serbian power company EPS worker who was kidnapped from his work place on May 14, 1998, Dejan Stojiljković, a police officer from Gnjilane who was kidnapped while he was returning home after visiting his relatives in Peć on May 19, 1998, Vladimir Spasić who was kidnapped near the town of Komorani on May 19, 1998 and Miroslav Šuljinić who was kidnapped near the village of Lapušnik on May 21, 1998.

"Report was prepared in Belgrade"

Meanwhile, the outgoing Kosovo Albanian PM has stated that Dick Marty’s report on human organ trade in Kosovo is a “political pamphlet prepared in Belgrade”.

He told Priština-based Albanian language daily Koha Ditore that it had been prepared with Russia’s blessings.

Thaci also pointed out that the allegations from the report would not undermine his position in the negotiations with Serbian President Boris Tadić. He added that the talks would be held soon and that the West was making extensive preparations.

The outgoing Kosovo PM stressed that he had “arguments, facts and witnesses regarding the incriminating motives and ways Dick Marty’s report was done”.

“The report is directed against Kosovo and I will present the evidence to justice. Dick Marty knows that. I know that he is trying to defend himself with his immunity, but immunity does not last for the entire life,” Thaci was quoted as saying.

“I’m a 40-year-old. I will wait until he loses his immunity and he will face justice. Just like I had patience to put up with all the curses for the past 15 years, I will have patience and I will wait for Mr. Marty to lose his immunity,” he added.

When asked about a meeting with Tadić that would be held before the investigation into the organ trafficking allegations, Thaci said that he agreed that they should meet “in order to finish the dark chapter and begin talks about interstate and neighborly relations in the future”.

“It’s in Kosovo’s best interest to have good relations with Serbia and all the countries in the region, just like it is in Serbia’s interest to have good relations with the state of Kosovo so we would integrate into NATO and the EU as two countries as soon as possible,” the Kosovo PM pointed out.

According to him, frozen "relations between Kosovo and Serbia" are not in their interest or in the interest of the U.S. and the EU.

“Improvement of relations between Belgrade and Priština is a part of the Euro-Atlantic agenda and it is in the interest of our countries and peoples,” said Thaci.