Belgrade, former KLA member sentenced in absentia to 15 years in prison

A court in Belgrade has sentenced former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member Gjelosh Krasniqi in absentia to 15 years in prison on charges of crimes during the war in Kosovo.

On February 26, Krasniqi was found guilty of killing three people and wounding a Serb civilian in June 1999 in the village of Bellopoja near Peja.

The Humanitarian Law Center in Serbia has said that the indictment against Krasniqi is based primarily on witness statements and limited forensic and medical evidence, and that the defense attorney, ex officio, had no contact with the defendant.

This non-governmental organization has said that cooperation with Kosovo's judicial institutions is necessary for the prosecution of crimes against Serbs in Kosovo.

"Especially given the fact that Krasniqi was convicted of crimes against civilians by the Peja District Court in 2009," the statement said.

It also mentions that trials in absentia in war crimes cases in Kosovo are becoming increasingly frequent and that "the impression is created that the motives for initiating such procedures stem partly from legal revenge and not exclusively from the desire to achieve justice for the victims."

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