The Hague-based Specialist Prosecutor’s Office, SPO, according to a press statement on Wednesday, has filed a ten-count indictment with the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, KSC, charging Kosovo President Hashim Thaci, the Kosovo politician Kadri Veseli, and others with a range of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, enforced disappearance of persons, persecution, and torture.

Following the preparation of the indictment, Kosovo President Hashim Thaci decided not to participate in the Kosovo-Serbia meeting, which was scheduled to take place in the United States on 27 June.