Proceset gjyqësore në Kosovë për krime të luftës dhe vepra penale ...

On 17 May 2005, the Supreme Court of Kosovo dismissed the appeal of A.K.’s counseland varied the judgment of the first-instance court, imposing on A.K. a single term ofjuvenile imprisonment of nine years on charges of aggravated murder, attempted aggravatedmurder and illegal carrying of arms.In response to the judgment of the Supreme Court of Kosovo, A.K.’s counsel filed arequest for protection of legality. Pursuant to the request, a main hearing was openedbefore an international trial chamber of the Supreme Court of Kosovo, presided over byJudge Alain Block, on 14 December 2007. For the same offences, A.K. was again sentencedto a term of juvenile imprisonment of nine years. The judgment is effective.The Llapi Group CaseOn 4 February 2003, International Prosecutor Gary McCuaing brought an indictmentagainst Rrustem Mustafa, KLA commander in the Llap Zone of operations from August1998 to mid-June 1999, commander Nazif Mehmeti in charge of KLA Military Police inthe Llap Zone, Latif Gashi, Security Service chief in the Llap Zone, and Naim Kadriu,KLA Military Police member in the Llap Zone on charges of a war crime under Article142 of the KZSRJ in conjunction of Articles 24, 30, 22 and 26 of the KZSRJ. Accordingto the indictment, they are guilty of commission, giving orders, aiding and abetting,omission, complicity and participating in a joint criminal plan for the purpose of committingwar crimes.47The first-sentence proceedings were conducted from 17 February to 16 July 2003 beforean international trial chamber of the Priština/Prishtinë District Court presided overby Judge Timothy Clayson. The court sat on 40 days and examined 60 witnesses. Thedefendants were found guilty and sentenced as follows: Rrustem ‘Remi’ Mustafa to 17years in prison, Nazif Mehmeti to 13 years, Latif Gashi to 10 years, and Naim Kadriu to five years.The case was referred back for retrial by a second-instance court judgment of 8 July2005.A preparatory hearing for the main hearing of the case took place on 29 November 2007before an international trial chamber of the Priština/Prishtinë District Court presidedover by International Judge Carol Peralta. The indictment is represented during theretrial by International Prosecutor Erwin Patilos. The accused has meanwhile died in a traffic accident.