The Council of Europe decided not to not back the Albanian Prime Minister’s request on overthrowing Dick Marty’s report. The 2010 published report by the Swiss politician alleges inhuman treatment of people and killing of prisoners with the purpose of removal and illicit trafficking of human organs in Kosovo. These allegations involve Hashim Thaçi, former president of Kosovo and other former Kosovo Liberation Army leaders, who are facing trial on war crimes in the Hague.
On April 3rd, Prime Minister Edi Rama announced that Albania had gathered signatures on a new resolution, to oppose the Dick Marty report. Rama argued that Marty’s document was made of “terrible accusations towards the KLA, without facts”.
However, according to Elvira Kovács, member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a decision was made to only give information on Albania’s initiative.
“It would be scandalous to doubt earlier reports and earlier works by the Committee of the CoE. It would be unprecedented,” Kovács says.
She also reminded that members of the CoE did not welcome Rama’s speech last year in Strasbourg, where he mentioned opposing Dick Marty’s report.
“Rama was unpleasant and rough in his performance. He spoke against the CoE’s job. The members were furious,” she highlights.
