Two months after declaring the indictment in the first case, former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci on Tuesday will face another special court ruling in The Hague this time in the case of obstruction of justice.
For Tuesday’s session, the Specialised Chambers have completed all procedure preparations until it has accredited the families and media interested in closely conveying the court’s decision to Thaci, the Smajt Union, Isni Kilajt, Fadil Fazliut and Hajredin Kuci.
All the family members who applied have been admitted to attend the session physically. Also, all media representatives who have applied have been accepted within the set deadline. Nine media representatives have been confirmed that they will be present at Kosovo’s Specialised Chambers facilities in The Hague, the Court’s response to RTK said.
Meanwhile, Kosovo lawyers do not expect a decision in favour of former President Thaci. They say their expectations are also affected by the September 16th indictment, when Thaci and the other three former KLA leaders were convicted in the first case.
If we see that the first-instance act in the first case has already been brought about by which Hashim Thaci was convicted, then it turns out there was no criminal offence for this second case because there was no impact on witnesses to change their statements, said Betim Shala, a lawyer licensed by the Special.
I don’t expect the court to condemn as much as the prosecution requires, I expect relatively lower sentences for Thaci and others. So far the court has issued several convictions for obstructing justice, where the highest sentence has been four and a half years. But I think there might be penalties of this lower nature, Arber Jashari stressed.
Meanwhile, the specialised prosecutor has demanded that Hashim Thaci be sentenced to six years in prison. It has also demanded that the past period in custody not be counted in the suffering of possible punishment.
Source Layer: Insander