ICTY Stays Decision Allowing Former Premier to Return to Politics

October 24 -- After deciding former Kosovo Prime Minister and war-crimes suspect Ramush Haradinaj could participate in politics during a provisional release, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) stayed that decision. As a result, Haradinaj is prohibited from engaging in Kosovar politics pending a response from the defense to the stay order.

According to reports, ICTY indicted Haradinaj on 17 counts of crimes against humanity, including murder and rape, and 20 counts of war crimes, for his role in the 1998-99 ethnic conflict in Kosovo, specifically between March and September 1998. Haradinaj resigned his post as the country’s prime minister in March 2005 to surrender to ICTY after being indicted.

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Last updated October 20, 2005

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