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17 May 1999 – 5 June 1999 · 1999

Detentions at the Kukës Metal Factory

According to the final judgment of the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, about 40 people were held by the KLA at the Kukës Metal Factory, Albania, from about 17 May to 5 June 1999 in inhumane conditions; one detainee died.
Evidence status: Judicially established. Established in a final court judgment. It covers only what the court found, not every later interpretation.The 1998–1999 warDetention and prisonsCrimes

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Sources

  1. [1]Dhomat e Specializuara të Kosovës dhe Zyra e Prokurorit të Specializuar. Specialist Prosecutor v. Pjetër Shala (KSC-BC-2020-04) — faqja e çështjes. KSC-BC-2020-04. https://www.scp-ks.org/en/cases/pjeter-shala. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. [2]Dhomat e Specializuara të Kosovës dhe Zyra e Prokurorit të Specializuar. Appeals Panel pronounces Judgment in the Pjetër Shala case. 2025-07-14. https://www.scp-ks.org/en/appeals-panel-pronounces-judgment-pjeter-shala-case. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. [3]Dhomat e Specializuara të Kosovës dhe Zyra e Prokurorit të Specializuar. Pjetër Shala convicted of arbitrary detention, torture and murder. 2024-07-16. https://www.scp-ks.org/en/pjeter-shala-convicted-arbitrary-detention-torture-and-murder. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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