In the final file presented during the trial against former leaders of the Kosovo Liberation Army (UÇK), the Prosecution has leveled specific accusations against Kadri Veseli. The charges allege that Veseli was responsible for leading the intelligence structure, first within the UÇK, and subsequently during the period of the Provisional Government of Kosovo (QPK), continuing through to the formation of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency (AKI). According to the Prosecution’s submission, the necessity for an intelligence apparatus was recognized from the founding of the UÇK.
Evidence presented indicates that information collection efforts were actively underway beginning in the spring of 1998. Furthermore, the Prosecution cited internal communications, referencing documentation from “Betimi për Drejtësi,” which explicitly acknowledged the existence and operation of a dedicated intelligence function within the broader context of Kosovo. The narrative details that during that same year, the Directorate of Intelligence was formally established under Veseli’s command.
This directorate was purportedly tasked with overseeing intelligence operations, with its formal establishment noted in August of 1998. These submissions form the core of the Prosecution’s case regarding the institutionalization and leadership of intelligence gathering within the region.
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