KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/1 of 35 PUBLIC Date original: 28/05/2020 18:34:00 Date public redacted version: 17/11/2020 17:34:00 ANNEX 2 to Public redacted version of ‘Request for arrest warrants and related orders’, filing KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005 dated 28 May 2020 Public KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/2 of 35 KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/2 of 35 PUBLIC Date original: 28/05/2020 18:34:00 Date public redacted version: 17/11/2020 17:34:00 Contents I. HASHIM THAÇI .................................................................................................................. 2 A. 29 November 2019 Letter of Hashim Thaçi to Michael Pompeo Reported in Gazeta Express ................................................................................................ 2 B. Zëri, THAÇI speaks up whether he was interviewed by the Specialist Chambers, 1 April 2020 ...................................................................................... 9 II. JAKUP KRASNIQI ............................................................................................................. 10 A. 3 June 2015 Jakup Krasniqi Facebook Post .............................................................. 10 B. 18 January 2018 Jakup Krasniqi Facebook Post ...................................................... 12 C. 20 December 2018 Jakup Krasniqi interview with Koha Press ............................ 14 D. 21 February 2019 Jakup Krasniqi Facebook Post .................................................... 16 E. 15 November 2019 Jakup Krasniqi Facebook Post ................................................. 19 F. 24 April 2020 Jakup Krasniqi Facebook Post .......................................................... 21 III. SHKËLZEN GASHI COVERAGE ................................................................................ 23 A. 28 April 2020 Article ................................................................................................... 23 B. Albin THAÇI Facebook Post ..................................................................................... 25 C. Facebook Post of KLAWVA Chairman Hysni GUCATI ....................................... 27 KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/3 of 35 KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/3 of 35 PUBLIC Date original: 28/05/2020 18:34:00 Date public redacted version: 17/11/2020 17:34:00 I. HASHIM THAÇI A. 29 November 2019 Letter of Hashim Thaçi to Michael Pompeo Reported in Gazeta Express Original at: https://www.gazetaexpress.com/thaci-pompeos-u-shkel-marreveshja-per- specialen-qe-10-vjet-kercenohemi-se-do-te-na-denojne/ Gazeta Express 5 March 2020 THAÇI to POMPEO: The agreement for the Specialist /Chambers/ was violated, we have been subject for 10 years now to the threat that they will convict us The President of the State Hashim THAÇI sent a letter to the US Secretary of State Michael POMPEO to share his concerns for the activity of the Specialist Chambers in The Hague saying that the agreement made several years ago for the Specialist Chambers has been violated. Express newspaper is in possession of the full letter THAÇI sent to POMPEO. The Kosovo President writes in the letter to US Secretary of State that little progress has been made in carrying out the foreseen mandate of the Specialist Chambers. THAÇI says that speaking on behalf of the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo he has serious reservations, adding that the Specialist Chambers has failed to produce the results foreseen in its mandate as set out in the /exchange of/ letters with the European Union and the Agreement with the Host Country, The Netherlands. “The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Kosovo Special /as printed/ Prosecutor’s Office are internal institutions that operate within the constitutional and legal hierarchy of the Republic of Kosovo. It is important that it is evident that these institutions also operate likewise and contribute to the general objectives of reforms by the Republic of Kosovo institutions and international community.” The president of Kosovo says that the manner the said institutions continue to operate is in direct contradiction to what was set out in the beginning saying that this is a serious concern for which he is obliged to react in his capacity as President of the state. 2 SPO Translation KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/4 of 35 KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/4 of 35 PUBLIC Date original: 28/05/2020 18:34:00 Date public redacted version: 17/11/2020 17:34:00 He asked for the security of the participants in the process reiterating that the Specialist Chambers and the Special /as printed/ Prosecutor’s Office are justice institutions of the Republic of Kosovo and part of the domestic system of justice. “The purpose of the establishment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Kosovo Special /as printed/ Prosecutor’s Office was to create a credible domestic legal and institutional framework to investigate and prosecute crimes suspected to have been committed during the period 1998-2000 in Kosovo. In this context, it was set out that the crimes suspected to have been committed by both sides to the conflict would be investigated fully and properly.” THAÇI says that it is disappointing that the Special /as printed/ Prosecutor’s Office has dedicated its resources to investigate only one ethnic group, i.e. only the Kosovo Albanians, saying that this harms the credibility of the process. “It is unacceptable that persons whose names have been mentioned in public reports, like the report by Swiss senator Dick MARTY published in 2010, have been subject for 10 years now to the threat that they will be investigated and potentially face trial.” He criticised by saying that there are reliable reports which state that the statutory and procedural framework of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers is not in accordance with internationally recognised standards of fair trial and treatment. In addition, he mentioned the fact that the persons participating in the process are not issued long-term Schengen visas to travel, but they are issued a visa with a duration of 14 days. THAÇI asked that his concerns received the US government’s urgent consideration. However, it seems that THAÇI’s letter where he expressed concern regarding the activity of the Specialist /Chambers/, was received in a different way by the United States. It was described as an attempt by the president to influence the work of the Specialist /Chambers/ and POMPEO pointed out to him the consequences if Kosovo attempted to obstruct the work of the Specialist /Chambers/. “The abrogation or undermining in any way of the Specialist Chambers or the Specialist Prosecutor’s Office work, structure or seat would seriously harm Kosovo’s credibility in the world; the claims would remain a permanent stain on Kosovo; Kosovo’s commitment to the rule of law would be put in doubt; justice to victims would be denied; and would blur Kosovo’s future as a member of the Euro-Atlantic family and international 3 SPO Translation KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/5 of 35 KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/5 of 35 PUBLIC Date original: 28/05/2020 18:34:00 Date public redacted version: 17/11/2020 17:34:00 community. The operation of Kosovo Chambers in the present format is the best way for Kosovo to close this chapter of its history and enable the United States to oppose the arguments of the state of Kosovo deniers …,” he writes in the letter. The president made today a brief comment in relation to the content of the letter by POMPEO. “That letter is clear, /?consistent/, and very correct,” said THAÇI about this issue making not further comments. /Gazeta Express/ /copy of Kosovo President Hashim THAÇI’s letter to US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo published in Gazeta Express/ Your Excellency, I am writing to you in order to express the grave concern of the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo regarding the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Kosovo Special /as printed/ Prosecutor’s Office as part of the Specialist Judicial Institution based in The Netherlands. The institutions of the Republic of Kosovo are very grateful to the Government of the United States of America and, in particular, to the State Department Office of Global Criminal Justice, for the continued political and financial support in establishing the mandate of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Nevertheless, I am writing to you in order to officially draw your attention to our concern that, although five years have passed, which is the transition period set out at the beginning, little progress has been made in carrying out the foreseen mandate of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers. Similarly, I have to express serious reservations on behalf of the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, that the Kosovo Specialist Chambers (and Kosovo Special /as printed/ Prosecutor’s Office) has failed to produce the results foreseen in its mandate as set out in the /exchange of/ letters with the European Union and the Agreement with the Host Country, The Netherlands. Your Government is aware that the original aim as expressed in the exchange of letters with the European Union was that the Kosovo Specialist Chambers would have a seat in the Republic of Kosovo, and for sensitive proceedings, a seat in a third country, which was decided to be The Netherlands, for the reason that a number of international justice institutions have their seats there. 4 SPO Translation KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/6 of 35 KSC-BC-2020-06/F00005/RED/A02/6 of 35 PUBLIC Date original: 28/05/2020 18:34:00 Date public redacted version: 17/11/2020 17:34:00 The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the