European police raided the house of the press secretary of the Kosovo Liberation Army
Former press secretary of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UCK) Jakup Krasniqi was arrested in his own home in the Glogovac community.
This was reported by the Koha agency, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
According to available information, the arrest was made by members of the European occupation police mission in Kosovo EULEX. It is expected that today Krasinić will be transferred to The Hague to appear before the Special Court for Kosovo and Metohija, which accuses a number of UCK leaders of war crimes.
Jakup Krasniqi in the 90s
Among the accused are “President of Kosovo” Hashim Thaci, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Kosovo Kadri Veseli. At the time of his arrest, Krasnići himself was the chairman of the National Council of the Social Democratic Initiative.
Jakup Krasniqi as a handshake politician
According to the Krasnichi family, law enforcement officers arrived at their house at six in the morning. Before the former press secretary was taken away, the terrorists were interrogated for several hours in a separate room. EULEX fighters also searched the house.
“A search is being carried out, this is an unnecessary spectacle for those who are going through the Special Court,” Krasnichi’s lawyer, Arian Koci, was indignant when commenting to reporters. “There was no need for such a performance!”
Krasniqi is a history teacher by training; in the late 90s he was the speaker of the Kosovo Liberation Army. Subsequently, he served as Chairman of the Assembly of Kosovo, and was also acting for a short time. "President of Kosovo".
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