Shiroka Pula meets families of Thaçi, Veseli, Krasniqi and Selimi, announces action within legal deadlines on Law on Specialist Chambers

During today’s visits to the families of Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Rexhep Selimi and Jakup Krasniqi, the President of the Republic of Kosovo, Justina Shiroka Pula, informed them that she would take action regarding the Law on Specialist Chambers within the legally prescribed deadlines.

The former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army are facing trial at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague. In her meetings with their relatives, the president expressed solidarity and acknowledged the difficulties this period brings both to the families and to the Republic of Kosovo.

According to the statement, Shiroka Pula reaffirmed the right to appeal as part of the judicial process. She also stressed that the Republic of Kosovo’s support for the former KLA leaders would continue at this stage, within the responsibilities and capabilities of its institutions.

Speaking about the Kosovo Liberation Army’s struggle, the president described it as a fight for freedom in the face of the oppression, violence and crimes committed by Serbia’s regime against the people of Kosovo. She said preserving historical truth and defending the dignity of everyone who contributed to the country’s freedom remain important.

Shiroka Pula said the families would not go through this journey alone. She stressed that the Presidency of the Republic of Kosovo would remain open to them and support efforts to secure justice, exercising the powers granted to it by the Constitution and the law.