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Article: Lawyers request temporary release of Kosovo's former premier indicted for war crimes

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April 22, 2005
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AP Worldstream
04-22-2005
Dateline: PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro
Defense lawyers for Kosovo's former prime minister filed a motion with the U.N. war crimes court in The Hague requesting his temporary release, his legal team said in a statement Friday.

The request was presented on Thursday and the prosecution, which has charged Haradinaj with 37 counts of war crimes stemming from Kosovo's 1998-1999 war, has fourteen days to respond, said Michael O'Reilly, the legal team's coordinator.

The Netherlands-based court is expected to make a decision on the request after the prosecution's response, he said.

The defense team asking for Haradinaj to be released and allowed to return to Kosovo until his ...

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