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''[[National Review]]'', July 26, 1999</ref> political party in Kosovo devoted to Albanian nationalism and the movement [[Greater Albania|to unify all Albanian-populated areas into one state]]. In 1993, Thaçi was sent in and became a member of the inner circle of the KLA. Thaçi (''[[Pseudonym#Nom de guerre|nom de guerre]]'' "Gjarpëri" [''the Snake'']) was responsible for securing financial means, training and armament of recruits, teaching them in [[Albania]] under the auspices of its Kosovar-sympathetic government, to be dispatched to Kosovo. |
''[[National Review]]'', July 26, 1999</ref> political party in Kosovo devoted to Albanian nationalism and the movement [[Greater Albania|to unify all Albanian-populated areas into one state]]. In 1993, Thaçi was sent in and became a member of the inner circle of the KLA. Thaçi (''[[Pseudonym#Nom de guerre|nom de guerre]]'' "Gjarpëri" [''the Snake'']) was responsible for securing financial means, training and armament of recruits, teaching them in [[Albania]] under the auspices of its Kosovar-sympathetic government, to be dispatched to Kosovo. |
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==Criminal activities== |
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Thaci is known to have extensive criminal links. During the period of time when Thaci was head of the [[Kosovo Liberation Army]], it was reported by the [[Washington Times]] to be financing its activities by trafficking heroin and cocaine into western Europe.<ref>"KLA finances fight with heroin sales Terror group is linked to crime network"; Jerry Seper. Washington Times. Washington, D.C.: May 3, 1999. pg. A.1</ref> While Thaci was head of the [[Democratic Party of Kosovo]], the party regularly used violence and intimidation of political rivals to maintain political control. This was done in order to protect criminal enterprises that depended upon cooperation from friendly local authorities.<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/2000/0815/p9s1.html</ref> |
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: "Thaci is also known as the organiser of the Drenica-Group. The group controlled between 10-15 per cent of criminal activities in Kosovo in connection with smuggling of arms, stolen cars, oil and cigarettes as well as with prostitution, the establishment and maintenance of connections with the Albanian, Czech and Macedonian mafia. Other than that, Thaci’s sister is married to Sejdija Bajrush, one of the leaders of the notorious Albanian mafia.(...)On the 25th of May, 1993, Thaci, along with the Drenica-Group members Rafet Rama, Jakup Nuri, Sami Ljustku and Ilijaz Kadriju, participated in the attack on the railroad crossing in Glogovac (central Kosovo) when four Serbian policemen were killed and three seriously wounded.(...)On the 17th of June, 1996, Thaci with other accomplices opened fire on a Serbian police car on the road Mitrovica-Pec in Sipolje (north of Kosovo). Same year, according to the deposition of Rama, Thaci and his gang threw hand grenades into the Serbian barracks “Milos Obilic” in Vucitrn (central Kosovo)."<ref name=axis>[http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=561 Hashim Thaci or When the Little Red-Cap’s Wolf is Tamed] Article about Hashim Thaçi from "Axis Globe" by Can Karpat, AIA Balkanian Section (04/01/2006)</ref> |
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Hashim Thaci also founded the "Drenica-Group" an underground organisation that is estimated to have controlled between 10% and 15% of all criminal activities in Kosovo (smuggling arms, stolen cars, oil, cigarettes and prostitution).<ref name=axis>[http://www.axisglobe.com/article.asp?article=561 Hashim Thaci or When the Little Red-Cap’s Wolf is Tamed] Article about Hashim Thaçi from "Axis Globe" by Can Karpat, AIA Balkanian Section (04/01/2006)</ref> The Group relied on its close connection to the Albanian, Czech and Macedonian mafia; one of the most important factors in these connections being Thaci's sister's marriage to [[Sejdija Bajrush]], one of the largest [[Albanian mafia]] leaders.<ref name=axis/> One of the group's first military activities in Kosovo was the May 25 1993 attack on the railroad crossing in [[Glogovac]] in central Kosovo, when a band composed out of Thaci and his closest Drenica friends, Rafet Rama, Jakup Nuri, Sami Ljustku and Ilijaz Kadriju; killed four Serbian policemen and severely wounded three. On 17th June 1996 Thaci and several other members of the KLA opened fire on a Serbian police car in Sipolje in northern Kosovo, on the Kosovar Mitrovica-Pec road. Later the same year another unit under Thaci threw hand grenades into the Serbian military barracks "[[Miloš Obilić]]" in [[Vučitrn]] in central Kosovo.<ref name=axis/> |
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==Trial==<!--This is plagiarised too. Here's the original in the source:"In July 1997, Thaci was sentenced, in absentia, by the District Court of Pristina to 10 years in prison for criminal acts of terrorism. In February 1998, a central arrest warrant was issued in his name. Thaci was condemned for having ambushed and attacked patrolling Serbian policemen."--> |
==Trial==<!--This is plagiarised too. Here's the original in the source:"In July 1997, Thaci was sentenced, in absentia, by the District Court of Pristina to 10 years in prison for criminal acts of terrorism. In February 1998, a central arrest warrant was issued in his name. Thaci was condemned for having ambushed and attacked patrolling Serbian policemen."--> |
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In July of 1997, the District Court of Priština sentenced Thaçi to 10 years of prison [[in absentia]] for criminal acts of [[terrorism]]. It is because of this that on 11th July 1997 Thaçi and his Drenica unit went into hiding in the woodlands in Drenica, although they continued to often visit Albania and Switzerland, not remaining in Kosovo in hiding. In February of 1998 the government in [[Belgrade]] headed by Slobodan Milošević issued an arrest warrant under the condemnation for having ambushed and attacked patrolling Serbian policemen. |
In July of 1997, the District Court of Priština sentenced Thaçi to 10 years of prison [[in absentia]] for criminal acts of [[terrorism]]. It is because of this that on 11th July 1997 Thaçi and his Drenica unit went into hiding in the woodlands in Drenica, although they continued to often visit Albania and Switzerland, not remaining in Kosovo in hiding. In February of 1998 the government in [[Belgrade]] headed by Slobodan Milošević issued an arrest warrant under the condemnation for having ambushed and attacked patrolling Serbian policemen. |
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Hashim Thaçi | |
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Prime Minister of Kosovo | |
Assumed office 9 January 2008 | |
President | Fatmir Sejdiu |
Deputy | Hajredin Kuçi |
Preceded by | Agim Çeku |
In office 02 April 1999 – 01 February 2000 | |
President | Ibrahim Rugova |
Preceded by | Bujar Bukoshi |
Succeeded by | Nexhat Daci |
Personal details | |
Born | Broćna, Kosovo, Yugoslavia | 24 April 1968
Political party | PDK |
Hashim Thaçi 24 April, 1968) is the Prime Minister of Kosovo, the President of the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and former leader of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).
(also Thaqi; Thaci in English-language media) (bornEarly life and education
Thaçi was born in Buroja in the municipality of Skënderaj, northwest of Drenica valley, in Kosovo. When he graduated, Thaci attended postgraduate studies in the University of Zurich, in the history of Southeast Europe and international relations departments. During his university years, he was one of the Albanian student leaders, and the first student president of the parallel Albanian University of Prishtina that broke off in 1989 (and organised in the early 1990s) from the real University due to Kosovar Albanians' boycott of Slobodan Milošević's new imposed status of Kosovo and Metohija.
Before Thaçi emigrated to Switzerland, he studied philosophy and history at the University of Priština. By 1993, Thaçi joined the Kosovar Albanian political emigration in Switzerland. There he became one of the founders of the People's Movement of Kosovo (LPK), a Marxist-Leninist[1][2] political party in Kosovo devoted to Albanian nationalism and the movement to unify all Albanian-populated areas into one state. In 1993, Thaçi was sent in and became a member of the inner circle of the KLA. Thaçi (nom de guerre "Gjarpëri" [the Snake]) was responsible for securing financial means, training and armament of recruits, teaching them in Albania under the auspices of its Kosovar-sympathetic government, to be dispatched to Kosovo.
Trial
In July of 1997, the District Court of Priština sentenced Thaçi to 10 years of prison in absentia for criminal acts of terrorism. It is because of this that on 11th July 1997 Thaçi and his Drenica unit went into hiding in the woodlands in Drenica, although they continued to often visit Albania and Switzerland, not remaining in Kosovo in hiding. In February of 1998 the government in Belgrade headed by Slobodan Milošević issued an arrest warrant under the condemnation for having ambushed and attacked patrolling Serbian policemen.
In March 1999, Hashim Thaçi was promoted into a political leader of the KLA and as such participated at the Rambouillet negotiations as the leader of the Kosovar Albanian team. At present, he leads the major opposition political party in Kosovo and is a leading member of the Kosovo team in the internationally-mediated process of negotiations for the final status of Kosovo.
Victory in 2007 election
Kosovo elections were held on 17 November 2007. After early results based on 90 per cent of the votes, Hashim Thaçi who was on course to gain 34 per cent, claimed victory for PDK, the Albanian Democratic Party. He stated his intention to declare independence without delay on 10 December, the date set by the United Nations for the end of negotiations with Serbia. Thaçi is likely to form a coalition with President Fatmir Sejdiu's Democratic League which was in second place with 22 percent of the vote. At 45 per cent, the turnout at the election was particularly low with most Serbs refusing to vote.[3]
However, on 19 November 2007, several EU foreign ministers warned Thaçi and his Albanian allies not to go ahead with their declaration of independence without consultations. Luxembourg's Jean Asselborn and Sweden's Carl Bildt urged the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) not to make any hasty moves while EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana stressed the importance of proper preparations prior to formal independence. After EU talks on Kosovo in London on 19 November 2007, the UK's Europe minister, Jim Murphy, said independence without foreign support could isolate the breakaway province.[4]
Hashim Thaci was designated as the next leader of Kosovo's government on December 11, 2007 by Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu and told to form a government "as soon as possible". His Democratic Party of Kosovo has begun coalition talks with the Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) as well as the Alliance for New Kosovo. The parties all together control 75 seats of 120 in the assembly.[5] On January 9 2008, Thaçi was elected as Prime Minister by parliament, with 85 votes in favor and 22 against. On this occasion he stated his intention to achieve independence for Kosovo in the first half of 2008.[6] On February 16, 2008, Thaçi announced that the next day, February 17, would be key for "implementing the will of the citizens of Kosovo", strongly implying the region would declare independence.[7]
References
- ^ Kosovo: Background to crisis, Jane's (March 1999)
- ^ Mark Almond, Our Gang - Kosovo Liberation Army, National Review, July 26, 1999
- ^ EuroNews: Ex-guerrilla chief claims victory in Kosovo election.Retrieved 20 November 2007.
- ^ Kosovo warned over independence: BBC News, 19 November 2007.
- ^ "Thaci designated to head Kosovo government". Monsters and Critics. 2007-12-11.
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External links
- PDK Partia Demokratike e Kosovës (in Albanian)
- Kryetari Thaçi: Populli i Kosovës dhe UÇK-ja ishin një A Thaçi interview by "Kosova Sot" daily (in Albanian)
- Hashim Thaci or When the Little Red-Cap’s Wolf is Tamed Article about Hashim Thaçi from "Axis Globe" by Can Karpat, AIA Balkanian Section (04/01/2006)
- Thaçi comments on the future of Kosovo at United States Institute of Peace