{"id":36051,"date":"2022-05-10T17:02:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=36051"},"modified":"2022-05-10T17:04:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T15:04:18","slug":"krasniqi-wouldve-never-thought-id-be-accused-based-on-serbias-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/krasniqi-wouldve-never-thought-id-be-accused-based-on-serbias-lies\/","title":{"rendered":"Krasniqi: Would\u2019ve never thought I\u2019d be accused based on Serbia\u2019s lies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo, Jakup Krasniqi, declared on Tuesday that all charges raised against him were founded on Serbia\u2019s lies.<\/p>\n<p>Krasniqi attended the hearing at the Specialist Chambers in Hague, ahead of the judgement trial.<\/p>\n<p>The former official said it would have never crossed his mind that highly-educated jurists coming from countries with liberal democracies could base their indictment on lies.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the indictment is a strong blow to the people of a country who have only sought their freedom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps I am wrong, but I would have never believed if it weren\u2019t for this, that well-educated jurists coming from countries with liberal democracies, claim to work in a justice system to bring a standard justice, and dare to raise an indictment supported solely on the basis of Serbia\u2019s lies which gravely undermine life, liberty, and individual freedoms\u201d, Krasniqi said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, several other ex-KLA commanders appeared in court, including Hashim Thaci and Kadri Veseli.<\/p>\n<p>Both <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/kosovo\/2020\/11\/09\/life-former-speaker-of-parliament-jakup-krasniqi-before-the-hague-tribunal\/\">pleaded not guilty<\/a><\/strong> to the new charges in the confirmed amended indictment.<\/p>\n<p>The officials were detained in November 2020 and kept at a pre-trial detention prison in Hague. They have since maintained their innocence on all charges.<\/p>\n<p>The Specialist Prosecutor\u2019s Office is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/repository.scp-ks.org\/details.php?doc_id=091ec6e980b976a3&amp;doc_type=stl_filing_annex&amp;lang=eng&amp;fbclid=IwAR1-QWLBGiRSCBHts0qoezAOzM1pvNNX_AgeH9Unoe31KqMCZFxGdRLzYUM\">accusing<\/a> <\/strong>them of \u201cdeprivation of an individual\u2019s liberty\u201d of at least 12 people, dating back from 4 July 1998 to 29 April 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the indictment for war crimes extends from March 1998 to September 1999.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/05\/09\/exclusive-journalist-recounts-meeting-with-former-kosovo-president-jailed-at-the-hague\/\">Exclusive | Journalist recounts meeting with former Kosovo President jailed at The Hague<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2022\/05\/10\/rama-meets-haxhim-thaci-in-prison-at-the-hague\/\">Rama meets Hashim Thaci in prison at The Hague<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former Speaker of the Assembly of Kosovo, Jakup Krasniqi, declared on Tuesday that all charges raised against him were founded on Serbia\u2019s lies. 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