Chambres spécialisées du Kosovo

At the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, obstruction of justice and pressure on witnesses are on the increase. Photo: montage of 3 portraits of Haxhi Shala, Sabit Januzi and Ismet Bahtijari before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.

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Kosovo: the masters of obstruction

28 March 2025 by Margherita Capacci

Several new cases for obstruction of justice put the spotlight on the Kosovo Chambers. Last November, former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi was indicted. In February, three former fighters of the UCK were sentenced.

Kosovo War - Installation in honor of the victims of the KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army)

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The Kosovo Specialist Chambers orders reparations, but will victims ever see the money?

4 May 2023 by Molly Quell

Last month, Salih Mustafa was ordered to pay more than 200,000 euros to his victims for the suffering he allegedly inflicted during Kosovo’s fight for independence. But the former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) prison officer has be [...]

Salih Mustafa's lawyer (Julius von Bone) faces and greets prosecutor Jack Smith during the trial in The Hague for the allegated war crimes commited by Mustafa in Kosovo.

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Kosovo Specialist Chambers wraps its first war crimes trial

19 September 2022 by Molly Quell

Two years after his arrest and a year to the day after the beginning of his trial, former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Salih Mustafa heard the closing arguments before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, in The Hague. He’s been ac [...]