Limaj Lawyer Urges EULEX to Give Up

balkan insight
22 SEP 2011 / 09:21

Fatmir Limaj’s lawyer called on EU prosecutors to abandon charges against his client, saying they had yet to produce any proof of corruption on Limaj's behalf while he was minister for transport.

Fatmir Aliu

Tahir Rrecaj, the lawyer representing the vice-president of the ruling Democratic Party of Kosovo, PDK,and former transport minister, said Limaj was innocent and would be proven so....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/lawyers-ask-eulex-to-drop-case-against-limaj

Kosovo Court Ruling Heightens Arrest Risk for Limaj

balkan insight
21 SEP 2011 / 08:12

Constitutional court clarification that MPs do not enjoy immunity from prosecution removes an important bar preventing EU police from arresting former minister.

Fatmir Aliu Pristina

Fatmir Limaj’s chances of being arrested rose yesterday after Kosovo’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that parliamentarians are not immune from prosecution if sought by the law....more...
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Kosovo Court Ruling Heightens Arrest Risk for Limaj

balkan insight
20 SEP 2011 / 18:12

Constitutional court clarification that MPs do not enjoy immunity from prosecution removes an important bar preventing EU police from arresting former minister.

Fatmir Aliu Pristina

Fatmir Limaj’s chances of being arrested rose today after Kosovo’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that parliamentarians are not immune from prosecution if sought by the law....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/kosovo-court-ruling-heightens-arrest-risk-for-limaj

EULEX Urges Limaj to Face War Crimes Trial

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15 JUL 2011 / 15:58

Row deepens over MPs' immunity as senior EULEX official urges ex-minister Fatmir Limaj to drop his immunity and face trial, while the US ambassador says Kosovo risks confronting 'the world' if it does not resolve the immunity issue.

Petrit Collaku & Artan Mustafa Pristina

The deputy head of the EU rule-of-law mission, Andy Sparkes, told BIRN’s "Life in Kosovo" TV show on Thursday night that former transport minister Fatmir Limaj should waive his immunity from prosecution and face trial for war crimes....more...
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/eulex-asked-limaj-to-resign-and-face-war-crime-trial

Fatmir Limaj 'Ordered Kuci's Death’, Leak

balkan insight
15 JUN 2011 / 10:44

A leaked 200-page document contains the testimony of a protected witness in the 'Klecka' war crimes case. In it he is quoted as saying that Fatmir Limaj, now an MP, ordered him to execute the then KLA commander Blerim Kuci, today mayor of Suhareka, in the Kosovo war.

Petrit Collaku Pristina
The document published by the Pristina daily Koha Ditore on Tuesday contained the testimony of a protected witness who spoke of tortures and murders of prisoners held in the Klecka camp, which was set up by the Kosovo Liberation Army in 1998....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/limaj-wanted-kuci-dead

Kosovo's Limaj 'May Face War Crimes Charges'

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13 JUN 2011 / 12:28

As nine war crimes suspects face a preliminary hearing in Pristina on Monday, there are indications that another suspect in the case, MP Fatmir Limaj, will soon face an official indicment.


Petrit Collaku Pristina

Pristina daily newspaper Koha Ditore reported today that Limaj, a former transport minister, will soon be officially charged by the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, for war crimes committed in Kosovo in 1999.....more....
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http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/former-transport-minister-soon-officially-indicted-for-war-crimes

Ex-KLA says someone out to "eliminate" him

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25 March 2011 15:24 Source: Beta PRIŠTINA -- Kosovo assembly MP and ex-Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander Fatmir Limaj says that recent events represent an attempt to politically eliminate him. ...more...

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EULEX war crimes investigation fingers top official

se times

21/03/2011
Fatmir Limaj, deputy leader of Kosovo's ruling party, has said he will give up his parliamentary immunity to allow the course of justice to proceed.
By Muhamet Brajshori for Southeast European Times in Pristina – 21/03/11

EULEX, the EU's justice mission in Kosovo, disclosed arrested eleven individuals last week as part of a war crimes investigation. They are suspected of involvement in killings, torture and other offences against Kosovo Albanian and Serb civilians and prisoners of war at a detention centre.

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http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2011/03/21/feature-03