Ramus Haradinaj, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), who is standing trial for war crimes before The Hague Tribunal, arrived in Kosovo on Thursday, after being granted provisional release.

EULEX spokeswoman Irina Gudeljevic told Tanjug that, at the request of The Hague Tribunal, EULEX would assist the court in monitoring Haradinaj's temporary release.

Among the tasks that EULEX police will carry out are escort of Haradinaj from and to Pristina airport, meetings once a week
and seizure of Haradinaj's passport, she explained.

Gudeljevic added that EULEX is completely ready to perform its task and support the work of The Hague Tribunal.
Considering the motion filed by Haradinaj's defence team, the Trial Chamber has decided to grant provisional release to Haradinaj during the court recess, RTK reported on Wednesday evening.

Haradinaj, who is today the leader of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, and two more former members of KLA - Idriz Baljaj and Ljahij Brahimi - are accused of crimes against humanity and violation of laws and customs of war in Kosovo in 1998. The closing arguments are scheduled for June 25 and 26.

Back in 2008, the court acquitted Haradinaj and Baljaj of all charges, and Brahimaj was sentenced to six years in prison.
Prosecutors filed an appeal against the ruling, after which the Appeals Chamber quashed the acquittals and ordered a partial re-trial of the case on six out of 37 counts, claiming that the trial had been marred by witness intimidation leading to witnesses refusing to testify. This is the first re-trial in the history of The Hague Tribunal.