Kosovo Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters Blocking Parliament over Hague Court Law
The amendments would cap prison terms at 15 years, and lawmakers still need a second vote before the law can take effect.
- On Monday night, Kosovo police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters outside parliament in Pristina after lawmakers ended their session without passing a bill to limit the Kosovo Specialist Chambers' power.
- Demonstrators denounced the sentencing last month of former president Hashim Thaci and other Kosovo Liberation Army leaders for war crimes committed during the 1990s independence struggle against Serbia.
- A meeting between Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Democratic Party leader Bedri Hamza ended without agreement on a second parliamentary vote, with Kurti allegedly conditioning the legislative progress on Kosovo's presidential election.
- PDK deputy speaker Vlora criticized the linkage, arguing the law and presidential election are separate processes, while party MPs remained inside the building during the overnight standoff.
- Today, October 6, marks the deadline for electing Kosovo's president; if the Assembly of Kosovo fails to act, it faces potential dissolution, which would stall the controversial KSC amendments indefinitely.
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The protesters did not want to release the representatives from parliament until they voted on amendments to the law restricting the powers of the International Criminal Court.
Thousands of demonstrators filled the central squares of Pristina in the largest nationwide protest yet against the convictions of four former commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). The march was aimed at the rulings of the Hague court, which found the leaders guilty of war crimes committed during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war. Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other commanders received sentences ranging from 13 to 25 years in p…
▶️ Police in unrecognized Kosovo used riot-control equipment against protesters outside the parliament building in Pristina
The demonstrators support Hashim Thaci, the former leader of the unrecognized republic who was convicted by The Hague court, and his associates, Kosovo Online reported.Video:...
Special police snags were used in the evening in Pristina to stop a crowd of students with a sign of support for the high-ranking "Liberation Army of Kosovo" (OVK) sentenced to life imprisonment in The Hague for crimes against humanity.
Kosovo Police has announced developments during the protest held on Monday evening near state institutions in Pristina, where, according to them, incidents and clashes between protesters and police officers were recorded. According to the Police, during the protest, some participants threw pyrotechnic devices, fireworks and strong weapons towards the buildings of the Government and the Assembly of Kosovo. Due to the situation, the Police says th…
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