Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Wednesday he had visited former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague, criticising what he described as an unjust judicial process against the former guerrilla leader.
In a post on X, Rama said Thaci had been taken into custody “without trial or charge” and argued that the case amounted to a “farce” that sought to discredit the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which fought Serbian forces in the late 1990s.
Rama said he found Thaci in good spirits and described him as calm during the visit, adding that the former president was facing restrictions on basic rights that he said were unjustified.
The Albanian prime minister said the two discussed family, mutual friends, Albania and Kosovo, as well as books Thaci has been reading during his detention.
Rama criticised European states and the United States for backing and funding the court, saying the proceedings represented a “grave injustice” against Kosovo and its people.
Thaci has been held in The Hague for more than five years on war crimes charges, which he denies. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and Specialist Prosecutor’s Office were set up to investigate crimes allegedly committed by former KLA members during and after the 1998–1999 conflict.