{"id":50301,"date":"2023-04-04T16:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=50301"},"modified":"2023-04-04T16:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:01:57","slug":"the-second-day-of-the-trial-against-the-former-leaders-of-the-kla-in-hagu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/the-second-day-of-the-trial-against-the-former-leaders-of-the-kla-in-hagu\/","title":{"rendered":"The second day of the trial against the former leaders of the KLA, in Hague"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In The Hague has started the second day of the trial against former KLA leaders Hashim Tha\u00e7i, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi.<br \/>\nThe defense side of the accused had the turn to present their arguments before the Special Court.<\/p>\n<p>On the first day of the trial on April 3, specialized prosecutors to defend their case presented several communiques issued by the KLA, which they said target opponents of this army.<br \/>\nOn April 3, the trial against Hashim Tha\u00e7i, Kadri Vesel, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selim began, after more than two years from the confirmation of the indictment.<br \/>\nThe prosecution held an opening statement for about five hours, claiming that there is enough evidence to convict the former KLA leaders of war crimes and crimes against humanity.<br \/>\nAt the beginning of the session, the four accused were declared not guilty again, to the ten charges.<br \/>\nThe prosecution said that the four accused had founded a &#8220;joint criminal enterprise&#8221; that, during the war, had targeted people it considered opponents of the KLA.<br \/>\nOn the first day of the trial, some prosecution evidence was presented in the form of KLA communiqu\u00e9s, television interviews, documentaries and personal notes of some of the accused.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In The Hague has started the second day of the trial against former KLA leaders Hashim Tha\u00e7i, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi. 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