The European Union will look to establish an international tribunal that solely focuses on crimes allegedly committed by Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian rebels during their war with Serbia, reports the Associated Press.
The court, which will be set up and paid for by the EU, will consider allegations of atrocities and disappearances committed by the victorious Kosovan military at the end of the war.
Outlining the need for a credible process, an EU official said,
The court, which will be set up and paid for by the EU, will consider allegations of atrocities and disappearances committed by the victorious Kosovan military at the end of the war.
Outlining the need for a credible process, an EU official said,
“We are asking for a court composed only by internationals and an appeals panel composed only of internationals. The procedure has to be done and has to be done abroad. It’s the only way for it to be credible.”