Albanian journalist Blendi Fevziu shared on Monday with Euronews Albania moments from his meeting with the former President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi, at the pre-trial detention prison at The Hague.

Fevziu said that although Thaçi was trying to hold it all up together, he was in an obvious state of distress.

“You’re mainly there to keep up a political balance, rather than being punished for something you have never committed”, said Fevziu, while arguing that Thaci’s calmness was more of a façade over the unjust indictment he’s obliged to face.

He emphasized that the worst part is being judged by a court that cannot pay for compensation, in case he’s found not guilty.

Thaci was completely up to date with the latest developments in Kosovo, Fevziu said.

The former president does not regret the fact that he was once one of the biggest proponents of the Specialist Chambers, despite finding himself in this situation today.

“In my judgment he made a mistake, an irrevocable mistake, for several reasons. I’m not against the creation of the Court, because every crime needs to be punished. But you cannot set up a court that is not accountable to any other authority”, Fevziu said.

‘Kosovo-Serbia agreement; impossible at the time’

Fevziu said he was pessimistic when asked about a potential Kosovo-Serbia agreement in light of the current circumstances

According to him, the agreement calls for leaders who are indifferent to repercussions from their voters, and that talks over past historical truths make the path to finding a mutual language even more challenging.

“There’s a thesis that without resolving disputes from the past you cannot solve future problems. However, there’s another political thesis which says that if you continuously turn your head in the past, it is extremely difficult to build a future”.

Fevziu asserted that the past should not be forgotten, but also it shouldn’t be used as a “medal to receive political credits”.

“We mention the past for political purposes quite often, but we never testify to it as much as we should”, concluded Fevziu.