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James Rubin in court on Monday. Photo: BIRN.

James Rubin, the former right-hand man of US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, started his testimony at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague on Monday, marking the start of the defence’s case in the trial of Hashim Thaci and three co-defendants for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

His testimony bolstered the defence’s case that the four men, despite being senior leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA, did not directly command fighters on the ground who may have committed crimes.

Rubin was present during the failed March 1999 Rambouillet talks for peace between Kosovo and Serbia as well as during the discussions on the ground for the demilitarisation of Kosovo and the establishment of new institutions after the war.

He testified that at the time of Rambouillet, the US did not have much knowledge of the KLA, which he said was not a well-organised force. He told the court that Albright assigned him to get to know Thaci as the leader of the Kosovo delegation at the talks.

Rubin explained that Thaci had the role of some kind of foreign minister with a “political role”, who could sign deals, but “did not have authority to decide on anything” because “he didn’t have the capability or the knowledge to make decisions”.

The US diplomat said that Thaci “was a reflection of the leadership of the [KLA] movement and not in charge of that movement”.

He told the court that the battlefield commanders were in charge and made the decisions.

“They told [Thaci] what to do, he didn’t tell them what to do,” Rubin emphasised. He said that unless a decision was insignificant, Thaci could not take it without first discussing it with and getting approval from KLA commanders, who were not only older, but had much more authority, he said.

Rubin testified that Thaci and his co-defendants were what he called “moderates” within the KLA who wanted to find a solution that would avoid more bloodshed.

He told the court that while he was in the US government, until 2000, there was been no evidence that allegations of crimes committed by KLA leaders such as Thaci and co-defendant Jakup Krasniqi were true.

Thaci, Krasniqi, Rexhep Selimi and Kadri Veseli are accused of having individual and command responsibility for crimes committed against prisoners held at KLA detention facilities in Kosovo and neighbouring Albania, including 102 murders. The crimes were allegedly committed during and just after the war in 1998 and 1999.

The men’s lawyers claim that the defendants cannot be held accountable for the alleged crimes of the lower-ranking fighters because the KLA was a grassroots movement, with decision-making coming from commanders on the ground.

Prosecutors disagree, insisting the KLA leadership had effective control over those who carried out crimes.

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers are part of Kosovo’s justice system but based in The Hague with an international staff to ensure fair proceedings after witness intimidation problems in previous KLA-related cases.

Many prosecution witnesses have testified behind closed doors to protect their identities due to fears of reprisals, but this has led to allegations of a lack of transparency.

Many ethnic Albanians and KLA supporters insist that the proceedings have been unfair to the defendants.

Before the defence case opened, hundreds of ethnic Albanians and KLA veterans from across Europe and the US staged a protest rally on Sunday in The Hague, calling for the defendants to be freed.

Thaci was indicted in October 2020 and resigned as president the following month. He and the other three defendant have been in detention in The Hague since then.

The court has told BIRN that Thaci will call 11 witnesses, while former parliament speaker Krasniqi will call two. The judging panel has set November 14 as an estimated closing date for the defence case. After closing statements, the panel has 90 days to consider its verdict, suggesting that it may be delivered in spring 2026.

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