Verdict for former Kosovo officials in December

The verdict for two former Kosovo politicians accused of contempt of court by the Hague Tribunal will be read on December 17.

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Monday, 24.11.2008.

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The verdict for two former Kosovo politicians accused of contempt of court by the Hague Tribunal will be read on December 17. According to the Tribunal, the closing statements in the trial were given on September 11. Verdict for former Kosovo officials in December The two officials, Astrit Harachi and Bajrush Morina, are accused of trying to influence a protected witness to change his testimony in the trial of former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj. The Tribunal stated on July 2, 2007, that Harachi sent Morina to convince Nazif Ramabaja to change his testimony in the case. Then minister Harachi sent his ministry colleague and sports journalist, Morina, to Norway, where Ramabaja has lived since the end of the war, with a message not to testify against Haradinaj, stating that he was “one of the three people that could save Haradinaj”. If convicted, Harachi could face two years in prison and Morina could get one year. The defense stated that its client are innocent, adding that not enough evidence was provided by the prosecution to incriminate the defendants, and called for all charges to be dropped or the prison terms to be shortened. Harachi and Morina are not in custody, because the Tribunal allowed them temporary release until the verdict. They must return to The Hague by December 15, in order to attend the reading of the verdict two days later. Haradinaj and Balaj were freed of all 37 counts of the indictment because of a lack of relevant evidence, while Brahimaj was sentenced to six years in prison for the torture of two Kosovo Albanians. There were constant reports circulating in the media and public that Haradinaj’s people were intimidating witnesses in the case and forcing them to refuse to testify before the Tribunal in the trial. The prosecution has appealed for a retrial.

Verdict for former Kosovo officials in December

The two officials, Astrit Harachi and Bajrush Morina, are accused of trying to influence a protected witness to change his testimony in the trial of former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders Ramush Haradinaj, Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj.

The Tribunal stated on July 2, 2007, that Harachi sent Morina to convince Nazif Ramabaja to change his testimony in the case.

Then minister Harachi sent his ministry colleague and sports journalist, Morina, to Norway, where Ramabaja has lived since the end of the war, with a message not to testify against Haradinaj, stating that he was “one of the three people that could save Haradinaj”.

If convicted, Harachi could face two years in prison and Morina could get one year.

The defense stated that its client are innocent, adding that not enough evidence was provided by the prosecution to incriminate the defendants, and called for all charges to be dropped or the prison terms to be shortened.

Harachi and Morina are not in custody, because the Tribunal allowed them temporary release until the verdict.

They must return to The Hague by December 15, in order to attend the reading of the verdict two days later.

Haradinaj and Balaj were freed of all 37 counts of the indictment because of a lack of relevant evidence, while Brahimaj was sentenced to six years in prison for the torture of two Kosovo Albanians.

There were constant reports circulating in the media and public that Haradinaj’s people were intimidating witnesses in the case and forcing them to refuse to testify before the Tribunal in the trial.

The prosecution has appealed for a retrial.

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