Invitations to a support meeting Hashim Thaci, Kadrije Veselji, Redžep Seljimi and Jakup Krasnići arrive from all mosques on Saturday Kosovo.
On the recommendation of the mufti of Kosovo, Naim Trnava, during the sermon on Fridays, all mosques in Kosovo invited believers to participate in the march on Saturday, the Islamic Community of Kosovo confirmed. writes KoSSev.
The gathering was presented as support for "freedom, justice, dignity, national memory and former leaders of the KLA".
Religious representatives were present in the campaign before. Mufti Trnava and Prizren-Pristina Bishop Dod Đerđi during their visit to The Hague conveyed messages of support for "historical truth and the war of liberation".
Support for the accused members of the KLA also comes from the public university, the Medical Chamber, trade unions, business associations, sports clubs, from the entertainment industry, from artists and certain representatives of the civil sector.
KLA as a unifying factor
The "Freedom Has a Name" platform, which is the formal organizer, previously requested that the first week of classes in schools be dedicated to the Kosovo Liberation Army.
In the Assembly, which cannot be constituted by any means, the emblem of the KLA and the message - "The KLA unites us" appeared on the lectern.
In the previous weeks, the "Kosovo is waiting" campaign was conducted throughout Kosovo, with clocks counting down to the verdict, flags, murals, "Fires of Freedom" in the former operational zones of the KLA, exhibitions, organized transport and invitations to the diaspora.
The campaign was additionally intensified in the previous days both on social networks and in television programs. Invitations to participate come from politicians, singers, actors, athletes and other public figures.
High-risk verdict
One of the most impressive symbols of the political moment appeared on September 9 in the Assembly of Kosovo.
Before the resumption of the constitutive session, PDK MPs Eljiza Hodža and Artan Behrami placed the KLA emblem with the inscription "UÇK na bashkon" - "KLA unites us" on the parliamentary rostrum.
The symbolism is all the more pronounced because the political parties in those very days continued disputes over the completion of the constitution of the legislative body.
The same message - that the KLA should be a point of unity - is also transmitted outside the PDK. Member of Parliament from the Bosniak community, Duda Balje, announced her participation in the march together with members of her community with the message "The KLA unites us".
Support also came from Self-determination. The largest political party announced that it supports the march and stated that those who founded the Specialized Councils should apologize to "the people of Kosovo and the entire Albanian nation."
Albinma Kurti's party announced that it is marching against the founder of the Court, and for "freedom, justice and the truth of the liberation war".
Photo: AP Photo/Lefteris PitarakisAgim Ceku and Hashim Thaci, August 1999.
"Declare them innocent"
From the beginning of the campaign, the organizers formally emphasized that they did not want to influence the Court or prejudge its decision. But the public messages of the campaign at the same time contain a very clear expectation of its outcome.
A banner with photos of the four accused and the message "In the name of the people, declare them innocent" was placed in front of the premises of the Specialized Chambers in Pristina. The organizers talk about "waiting for the liberators", their return home and the end of the "dark saga".
What are Thaci, Veselji, Seljimi and Krasnić accused of?
The specialized panel will pronounce the first-instance verdict on September 16 at 10 am.
All four are charged with ten counts: six crimes against humanity - persecution, imprisonment, other inhuman acts, torture, murder and enforced disappearance - and four war crimes: illegal and arbitrary arrest and detention, cruel treatment, torture and murder.
The indictment covers the period from at least March 1998 to September 1999, at several locations in Kosovo and northern Albania. The prosecution claims that the victims were Serbs, Roma and Albanians whom the KLA considered opponents or collaborators of the Serbian authorities.
156 victims are participating in the procedure.
All four deny guilt. In the closing arguments, the prosecution asked for 45 years in prison, while the defense asked for acquittals.
The indictment in this case does not include trafficking in human organs.
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