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The Hague Tribunal orders partial re-trial for Haradinaj

21.07.2010 u 16:51

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The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (iCTY) on Wedensday partially quashed the acquittal of a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), Ramush Haradinaj, and ordered a partial re-trial of the case.

The partial re-trial will be held for Haradinaj, former KLA member Idriz Balaj and Lahi Brahimaj, who served as deputy commander of the KLA Dukagjin Operative Staff.

The three men, accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity, were transferred to The Hague on 9 March 2005. The trial started on 5 March 2007, and closing arguments were heard from 21 to 23 January 2008.