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Court of Appeals of Kosovo

The “Llapi group” — Latif Gashi, Rrustem Mustafa, Nazif Mehmeti

Procedural status: Final judgmentAlleged or adjudicated crimes attributed to individual members of the KLA · The 1998–1999 war

Editorial status: Awaiting verificationDrafted from the cited sources; not yet fully reviewed by the editors.

Procedural status

From investigation to final decision. Where does the case stand today?

Path of the case

Stage 6 of 6: Final

  1. Investigation
  2. Indictment
  3. Trial
  4. First instance
  5. Appeal
  6. Final

Stage 6 of 6: Final

Final

A definitive decision after appeal, or after the time limit for appeal has passed.

Appeal status:The convictions were upheld on appeal; no later extraordinary remedy was verified.

Sentences imposed

3 sentenced · by final judgment

  1. 01

    Latif Gashi

    6 years

    Final

  2. 02

    Rrustem Mustafa

    4 years

    Final

  3. 03

    Nazif Mehmeti

    3 years

    Final

A judgment concerning individuals is not automatically a judgment against a people, a war, or every member of an organization.

Outcome for each accused

Convictions(3)

  • Latif Gashi

    Per the court, head of KLA intelligence in the Llap zone

    Outcome:Conviction

    Sentence:6 years

    Final

  • Rrustem Mustafa

    KLA commander of the Llap operational zone

    Outcome:Conviction

    Sentence:4 years

    Final

  • Nazif Mehmeti

    KLA commander

    Outcome:Conviction

    Sentence:3 years

    Final

Charges and alleged conduct

Per the court, the torture and inhumane treatment of detainees at the KLA detention centre in Llapashtica.

Period covered by the charges:October 1998 – end of April 1999

Charges

  • War crimes against the civilian population (torture and inhumane treatment)

Procedural history

  1. Retrial judgment

    A panel with EULEX judges convicts them (after earlier UNMIK-era proceedings).

  2. Appeal judgment

    The Court of Appeals upholds the convictions.

Last verified:

Verification note:Sources are BIRN reports; dates are publication dates. The procedural history of UNMIK-era proceedings before 2013 is not included.

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