Prosecutor for the 52nd witness in the case of Thaçi and others: There were severe signs of ill-treatment

The next witness in the case of Thaçi and others has started testifying.

He is testifying by video link, and according to Judge Charles Smith, he will answer questions from the prosecution, the defense and the jury for about six hours.

The content of his testimony was briefly presented by prosecutor Douina Hattabi.

"Around August 98, witness 04571, an Albanian from Kosovo, was arrested by some KLA soldiers and was taken by car to a local KLA headquarters, he was interrogated by members of the KLA, including co-detained with others and was told, among other things, that he should help the KLA. He was detained there with others who showed severe signs of ill-treatment. He had severe signs of ill-treatment, the witness still suffers from certain problems as a result of this ban", said Hattabi.

After this presentation, the session is closed to the public.

The 51st witness testifies about the detention and disappearance of the brother

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The 51st witness in the case of the former leaders of the General Staff of the KLA is testifying about the brother that the Specialized Prosecutor's Office (SPO) says is missing. The protected witness, as the ZPS prosecutor, Vega Iodice, has said, has searched for his brother several times among the KLA members and has never found his mortal remains.

"Witness 04446 learned from a relative that his brother was arrested by the KLA. When 04446 went to look for his brother, the KLA soldiers told him to speak to a KLA commander who confirmed that 04446's brother was there and that his case was being investigated, as the KLA believed that was an accomplice of the occupier, witness 04446 and other family members went again to ask about his brother several times, at a certain moment witness 04446 realized that his brother was not in the KLA command and was in danger of not came back. The body of the brother of 04446 was never found", said prosecutor Iodice in the summary of the testimony of the witness in the prosecution.

The session was closed except for the presentation of the summary and the part where the witness confirmed his interview given in 2019 to the investigators of the ZPS.