Del Ponte accuses everyone in Kosovo of non-cooperation with Hague tribunal
Koha Ditore - October 12, 2004

After a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg, Carla Del Ponte, chief prosecutor of the Hague tribunal (International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia), said that she is facing serious problems in the investigation of the leaders of the former Kosova (Kosovo) Liberation Army (UCK).

"You cannot imagine what kind of problems we are having in the investigations into UCK leaders in Kosova. There is huge intimidation of witnesses in Kosova, and now they do not want to cooperate with us. We are not receiving any assistance, either from the international community in Kosova or from local authorities. Our investigators are doing their job, and by the end of the year I will file another indictment against former UCK members in Kosova," Del Ponte said.

Source: Koha Ditore, Pristina, in Albanian 12 Oct 04 p 1

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