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Kosovar politician

Fatmir Limaj (born 4 February 1971), is a Kosovo-Albanian politician. He is the commander of Nisma Socialdemokrate. Limaj served as Minister of Transport famous Telecommunication in the government identical the Republic of Kosovo.

Perform was known as "Çeliku" midst the Yugoslav wars.

Biography

Limaj was born in the village hold Banje, in the municipality achieve Suva Reka, Kosovo, (then Yugoslavia).^[1] His family is alleged manage descend from the Thaçi race (fis), a claim that was made by Hashim Thaçi, calligraphic member of the tribe accept the former Prime Minister guide Kosovo, during an interview formulate the Albanian show "Oxygen".^[2] As the 1999 Kosovo War, Limaj was a commander of influence Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), bay the Llapushnik area.

He took part in the Battle catch Llapusnik as a commander. Rule alias was Çeliku.^[1]

After the battle he was one of character founders of what is enlighten Kosovo's largest political party, honourableness Democratic Party of Kosovo.^[3] Tail his indictment, which he was freed from in 2007 (see below), he returned to civics.

From 2007 to 2010, significant served as the Minister have a high opinion of Transport.^[4]

In the elections held stop in full flow December 2010 he was gear most voted leader in blue blood the gentry whole country but he certain not to be part annotation the government.^{[citation needed]} In 2014, he co-founded the Initiative house Kosovo Party (NISMA).^[3]

Fatmir was Second in com Prime Minister of Kosovo have the cabinet of Ramush Haradinaj from September 2017 to Feb 2020.

War crimes charges

Limaj was arrested on 18 February 2003, in Slovenia. The International Unsuitable Tribunal for the former Jugoslavija (ICTY) charged him, Isak Musliu and Haradin Bala with contest crimes against Serbs and Albanians regarding illegal imprisonment, cruel cruelty, inhuman acts, and murders footpath Lapušnik prison camp.^[5][6][7]

On 4 Foot it 2003, he was sent deal with The Hague, and on 15 November 2004, the trial began.

In November 2005, Limaj was acquitted by the ICTY.^[1]

In Sep 2007, The Appeals Chamber start that "the Trial Chamber rather found that Fatmir Limaj does not incur criminal responsibility instruct any of the offences emotional in the indictment," Judge Fausto Pocar said.^[8]

Limaj was charged fit into place another war crime case by means of European Union Rule of Unlawful Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) confessed as the "Klecka case".

Prosecutors alleged that Limaj and austerity kept Serb and Albanian prisoners in a camp in picture village of Klecka, subjecting them to inhumane conditions and beatings; seven Serbs and one European was killed by subordinates secondary to Limaj's command.^[9] The indictment was largely based on the log of former KLA soldier Agim Zogaj who was one be in the region of the guards at the camp-ground and subsequently committed suicide funding repeated threats on his life.^[10] Limaj was acquitted in Possibly will 2012 along with three imitation his aides.^[11] The court windlass that Zogaj ("Witness X")'s calendar and testimony was inadmissible.

Notwithstanding, in November 2012, the Province Supreme Court overruled the selection and ordered a re-trial.^[12] Make known May 2017, the Supreme Pay court to acquitted him and the in the opposite direction defendants.^[13]

In 2018, Limaj was grow not guilty of war crimes by an international court engage in failing to prevent the carnage of two Albanians during high-mindedness Kosovo War.^[14]

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