Former KLA accused of war crimes set free

A mixed council of a court in Priština on Wednesday ruled that Fatmir Limaj and three other former members of the disbanded KLA were not guilty of war crimes.

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Wednesday, 02.05.2012.

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A mixed council of a court in Pristina on Wednesday ruled that Fatmir Limaj and three other former members of the disbanded KLA were not guilty of war crimes. The case pertained to the crimes committed against Serb and ethnic Albanian civilians in a prison camp set up by the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) in the village of Klecka. Former KLA accused of war crimes set free Limaj is an ethnic Albanian who is currently a member of the assembly in Pristina. He is also one of the leaders of the Democratic Party of Kosovo. The Klecka case was sent to retrial and opened on March 30. During one of the previous court dates a special ruling set free six other accused members of the KLA. The court council in the case was presided by a judge appointed by the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX. Previously, the EULEX prosecutor refused the council's request to amend the indictment and prosecute Limaj and three others for command responsibility. In March, the court ruled as inadmissible evidence the statements and diaries of now deceased key witness Agim Zogaj, himself a former member of the KLA. This evidence was dismissed because it was collected contrary to "Kosovo's law on criminal procedure". B92

Former KLA accused of war crimes set free

Limaj is an ethnic Albanian who is currently a member of the assembly in Priština. He is also one of the leaders of the Democratic Party of Kosovo.

The Klečka case was sent to retrial and opened on March 30. During one of the previous court dates a special ruling set free six other accused members of the KLA.

The court council in the case was presided by a judge appointed by the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX. Previously, the EULEX prosecutor refused the council's request to amend the indictment and prosecute Limaj and three others for command responsibility.

In March, the court ruled as inadmissible evidence the statements and diaries of now deceased key witness Agim Zogaj, himself a former member of the KLA. This evidence was dismissed because it was collected contrary to "Kosovo's law on criminal procedure".

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