Kosovo tribunal: KLA commander slams ‘Gestapo’ court
16 September 2021 |
11:20 am
The trial of a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army has begun at the Special Tribunal for War Crimes during the Kosovo War. Salih Mustafa is the first defendant to stand trial before the tribunal.
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