Former Kosovo President Hashim Thaçi has spoken for the first time about the creation of the Special Court in The Hague. In an interview with "Top Story", Thaçi explained the reasons that led Kosovo to this decision, saying that the country was "between two fires" and that the choice made at that time was "the lesser evil".
“Kosovo was between two fires: to establish the court jointly with international partners, or to allow its formation by the UN Security Council. We decided on the lesser evil for Kosovo. This way we avoided Russia and China from the process; if the opposite had happened, it would have been a setback for Kosovo in a legal, political and historical sense.
"I cannot and do not want to talk about the essential circumstances leading up to the formation of this court and its subsequent progress, as a long and intriguing process. I was committed to ensuring that nothing bad would happen to Kosovo. Now I am paying the price with my own skin. But even this difficulty will be overcome," Thaçi said./TCH
