Lapušnik prison camp

The llapushnik prison camp or Llapushnik was a prison camp , which by the KLA near the town of Glogovac , in Kosovo during, the war in Kosovo was operated.
It started operating in the spring of 1998 and inmates have been the subject of intimidation, detention, violence, murder and rape. The victims were mostly Serbs , but also Albanians .

history

In the spring of 1998 the KLA under the command of Fatmir Limaj and Isak Musliu illegally detained Serbian and Albanian civilians from the communities of Štimlje , Drenas and Lipjan for long periods in the camp. On July 25 or 26, the UÇK abandoned the camp when the Serbian forces began their advance on Lapušnik.

Indictments

In 2003, the mandated UN war crimes tribunal (ICTY) against Fatmir Limaj, Isak Musliu and Haradin Bala proceedings for war crimes and crimes against humanity . In November 2005, all of the accused except Haradin Bala were acquitted for lack of evidence. Bala, who was a security guard in the camp, was found guilty of and became one of the charges of persecution for political, racial and religious reasons, cruel treatment, murder, rape, and his role in maintaining and enforcing the inhumane conditions in the camp Sentenced to 13 years imprisonment.
Although the exact number of inmates is unknown, it is known that at least 23 inmates were killed (9 of them were murdered in the mountains of Haradin Bala and two other guards).

Individual evidence

1. ^ First case against Kosovo Albanians opens in The Hague.
2. ↑ ICTY. Haradin Bala, Isak Musliu, and Agim Murtezi Transferred to the ICTY following their Indictment for Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes
3. ↑ Erin H. Kimmerle, José Pablo Baraybar, Identification of Injuries Resulting from Human Rights abuse
4. ^ Genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity
5. ↑ ^{a b} UN court acquits top Kosovo rebel , BBC News. November 30, 2005. Retrieved May 14, 2010. 
6. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ^ Ten Years After the War in Kosovo: International Law, Kosovo and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia By Linda Strite Murnane , The American Society of International Law. November 30, 2012. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved June 10, 2009.