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Article: Kosovo's prime minister indicted by war crimes tribunal, plans to resign
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- March 8, 2005
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FISNIK ABRASHI, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-08-2005
Dateline: PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro
Kosovo's prime minister said Tuesday he had been indicted by the U.N. war crimes court for his alleged part in atrocities during the fight against Serb forces and will resign.
Ramush Haradinaj told The Associated Press he would step down and travel to The Hague, Netherlands, where the court is based, to defend himself.
"I am one of those accused," he said, suggesting others also had been indicted.
"As a result of this indictment I have resigned from the post of Kosovo's prime minister," Haradinaj said, adding that he would voluntarily give himself up to court authorities in the Dutch city on ...