PRISTINA, Oct 23 (Hina) - The ICTY Chief Prosecutor, Carla Del Ponte, said in Pristina on Thursday that new indictments against members of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) could be expected at the end of next year.
PRISTINA, Oct 23 (Hina) - The ICTY Chief Prosecutor, Carla Del
Ponte, said in Pristina on Thursday that new indictments against
members of the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) could be
expected at the end of next year. #L#
Del Ponte, who recently told the UN Security Council and European
Union ministers that investigations against two former KLA members
had been launched on suspicion of committing crimes during the war
in Kosovo, said today that she did not bring any new indictment
against people in Kosovo suspected of war crimes.
During her one-day visit to Pristina, Del Ponte held talks with
representatives of international peace-keepers (KFOR) and UN
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
She said that witnesses were the biggest obstacle in investigations
into war crimes in Kosovo, because they were afraid to turn
themselves in, they were intimidated and did not feel safe. That's
why, Del Ponte said, the ICTY was doing all it could to protect the
witnesses.
She said the second big obstacle was access to necessary
documents.
Del Ponte and UN Civil Administrator in Kosovo, Harri Holkeri,
confirmed close cooperation between the Hague tribunal and the
UNMIK.
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