All court sessions scheduled for November and December in the trial of Hashim Thaçi and his co-defendants have been cancelled, while the Special Chambers of Kosovo announced that a decision on the next steps is pending.
“Following today’s Case Management Conference, we inform you that all sessions previously scheduled for November and December in the Thaçi and others trial have been cancelled and removed from the Court Calendar. The Trial Panel intends to issue a decision later this week regarding the next steps,” the announcement stated.
Retired U.S. General Wesley Clark was the last witness to appear, testifying over two days in defense of former President Thaçi. Clark emphasized that during his observations in Rambouillet, there was no evidence that Hashim Thaçi was a military commander, nor that the KLA (UÇK) carried out ethnic cleansing against Serbs in 1999.
Clark also stated that there was no civilian control over the KLA and that its hierarchy could not have existed without U.S. knowledge. He further noted that Thaçi did not have control over individuals who committed crimes.
Regarding claims that the KLA was a terrorist organization in its early stages, Clark explained that the group emerged to fight oppression, and that during the conflict, the Serbian army feared their actions.
