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Fatmir Limaj

Kosovar politician

Fatmir Limaj (born 4 February ), is a Kosovo-Albanian politician. He is the leader of Nisma Socialdemokrate. Limaj served as Minister of Transport and Telecommunication in the government of the Republic of Kosovo. He was known as "Çeliku" during the Yugoslav wars.

Biography

Limaj was born in the village of Banje, in the municipality of Suva Reka, Kosovo, (then Yugoslavia).[1] His family is alleged to descend from the Thaçi tribe (fis), a claim that was made by Hashim Thaçi, a member of the tribe and the former Prime Minister of Kosovo, during an interview on the Albanian show "Oxygen".[2] During the Kosovo War, Limaj was a commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), in the Llapushnik area.

He took part in the Battle of Llapusnik as a commander. His alias was Çeliku.[1]

After the war he was one of the founders of what is now Kosovo's largest political party, the Democratic Party of Kosovo.[3] After his indictment, which he was freed from in (see below), he returned to politics.

Ramush haradinaj Battle of Llapushnik. Battle of Llapushnik. BBC News. Kosovo Liberation Army.

From to , he served as the Minister of Transport.[4]

In the elections held in December he was third most voted leader in the whole country but he decided not to be part of the government.[citation needed] In , he co-founded the Initiative for Kosovo Party (NISMA).[3]

Fatmir was Deputy Prime Minister of Kosovo in the cabinet of Ramush Haradinaj from September to February

War crimes charges

Limaj was arrested on 18 February , in Slovenia.

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) charged him, Isak Musliu and Haradin Bala with war crimes against Serbs and Albanians regarding illegal imprisonment, cruel treatment, inhuman acts, and murders in Lapušnik prison camp.[5][6][7]

On 4 March , he was sent to The Hague, and on 15 November , the trial began.

In November , Limaj was acquitted by the ICTY.[1]

In September , The Appeals Chamber found that "the Trial Chamber reasonably found that Fatmir Limaj does not incur criminal responsibility for any of the offences charged in the indictment," Judge Fausto Pocar said.[8]

Limaj was charged in another war crime case by European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) known as the "Klecka case".

Prosecutors alleged that Limaj and others kept Serb and Albanian prisoners in a camp in the village of Klecka, subjecting them to inhumane conditions and beatings; seven Serbs and one Albanian was killed by subordinates under Limaj's command.[9] The indictment was largely based on the diary of former KLA soldier Agim Zogaj who was one of the guards at the camp and subsequently committed suicide after repeated threats on his life.[10] Limaj was acquitted in May along with three of his aides.[11] The court found that Zogaj ("Witness X")'s diary and testimony was inadmissible.

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However, in November , the Kosovo Supreme Court overruled the decision and ordered a re-trial.[12] In May , the Supreme Court acquitted him and the other defendants.[13]

In , Limaj was found not guilty of war crimes by an international court for failing to prevent the killing of two Albanians during the Kosovo War.[14]

References

  1. ^ abc"Limaj et al.

    Case Information Sheet"(PDF). . United Nations.

  2. ^Oxygen (12 August ).

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  7. Fatmir Limaj presents his coalition’s governing plans

    8. Hashim Thaçi Me emrin Ramush, Behgjet e Hashim vështirë na pranojnë në BE. Retrieved 27 July &#; via YouTube.

  8. ^ abBurnett, M. Troy, ed. (). Nationalism Today: Extreme Political Movements around the World [2 volumes].

    Fatmir Limaj | Kosovar politician | Britannica: Nimoni, Genc 20 October He is currently the Chairman of the "Initiative for Kosovo" Party. Prosecutors alleged that Limaj and others kept Serb and Albanian prisoners in a camp in the village of Klecka, subjecting them to inhumane conditions and beatings; seven Serbs and one Albanian was killed by subordinates under Limaj's command. He is the leader of Nisma Socialdemokrate.

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  9. ^"Fatmir Limaj's brother promoted at University of Prizren". Prishtina Insight. 10 July
  10. ^Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity. Human Rights Watch. p.&#;1.
  11. ^"UN court acquits top Kosovo rebel".

  14. BBC News. 30 November Retrieved 14 May

  15. ^International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. Press Release: "Haradin Bala, Isak Musliu, and Agim Murtezi Transferred to the ICTY following their Indictment for Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes", The Hague, 18 February ; retrieved 7 April
  16. ^"The Tribunal's Appeals Chamber today upheld the Trial Chamber judgement in the case against former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members Fatmir Limaj, Isak Musliu and Haradin Bala".

    . 27 September

  17. ^"Kosovan MP pleads not guilty to war crimes".

    Naser osmani fatmir limaj biography Burnett, M. Fatmir Limaj gave an emotional speech that involved all the participants. Limaj served as Minister of Transport and Telecommunication in the government of the Republic of Kosovo. Troy, ed.

    Al Jazeera. 11 November

  18. ^Nimoni, Genc (20 October ). "How Witness X's Diary Unlocked Kosovo's Klecka Case". Balkan Insight.
  19. ^"Kosovo court acquits ex-rebel KLA leader and aides".

    Fatmir Limaj born 4 February , is a Kosovo-Albanian politician. On Wednesday, May 21, at Al Jazeera. Biography [ edit ].

    BBC. 2 May

  20. ^Aliu, Fatmir (21 November ). "Klecka Case Sent to Retrial". Balkan Insight.
  21. ^Qirezi, Arben (25 May ). "Kosovo's Top Court Acquits Limaj of War Crimes". Balkan Insight.
  22. ^"Kosovo deputy PM acquitted of war crime charges".

    FOX News. 9 March