American diplomat Christopher Hill, the former special envoy of the USA during the war in Kosovo, continued the second day of his testimony in The Hague in defense of the former president of Kosovo, Hashim Thaçi.
Hill stated that during the war in Kosovo (1998-1999) he had not heard that Thaçi had ordered illegal activities.
“I have no reason to believe, nor did I hear at the time, that he ordered illegal activities, and as I understand it, he has been incarcerated for a period of time in connection with these matters. So I felt, when I was asked to do this, after people contacted me, that I should say what I knew about the situation,” Hill said.
The former American diplomat also emphasized that he is not sure if Thaçi was one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, since his name was not known until later in 1998.
“I don’t know if Hashim Thaci was one of the founders of the KLA, and the fact that I didn’t come across his name until later in the year suggests to me that he wasn’t,” Hill said.
Hill said that during his meetings with Thaçi and other members of the KLA, there was no discussion about detentions or other issues of persons arrested by the Kosovo Liberation Army, except for the discussions on the Rambuje agreement.
“At that meeting, I don’t remember such a discussion taking place. About 27 years have passed. I remember that it was discussed whether the KLA would be willing to discuss issues that were raised in the Rambuje agreement,” he said.
