This file states that the defendants Hashim Thaçi, Kadri Veseli, Jakup Krasniqi and Rexhep Selimi have shown no remorse. It requests 45 years in prison for each defendant, as according to the ZPS, they have no mitigating circumstances.
“At no time, even 25 years after the crimes occurred, did Thaçi, Veseli, Selimi and Krasniqi express sincere remorse. A witness said that THAÇI expressed to [REDACTED].6531 This statement, which is limited in substance – [REDACTED], without a personal apology, cannot be considered a mitigating circumstance,” the file states. The ZPS file states that Thaçi visited Lahi Brahimaj in Jabllanicë, where, according to the prosecution, mistreatment was taking place openly. Krasniqi is said to have contacted Bislim Zyrap and Rrahman Rama about the detention of five elderly Serbs in the Shala area and also about two others in the Pashtrik area.
According to the prosecution’s file, the convicted war crimes suspect, Sabit Geci, was responsible to Kadri Veseli. According to the ZPS, Veseli personally transferred an ill-treated person to Klecke, was also frequently present at the center, and had the authority to order the release of detainees.
Meanwhile, for Selimi, the prosecution file states that he himself admitted that he was easily accessible to the zone commanders and moved a lot from one zone to another. The verdict for the biggest case in The Hague is expected to be announced this summer. All four defendants have pleaded not guilty, and among other things, the charges have been qualified as political.