Macedonia's parliament yesterday revoked the right to immunity to two ethnic Albanian lawmakers.
Hisen Dzemaili and Hajrulu Misini, elected on the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) ticket, are suspected of committing crimes during the conflict in that country in 2001.
The prosecution in Skoplje has announced it intends to issue war crimes indictments against the two.
The AP news agency reminds that DUI, a member of the ruling coalition in Macedonia, was formed by "the former Albanian rebels".
Dzemaili is one of 23 persons suspected of kidnapping and torturing four construction workers in 2001. Misini will be charged with taking part in a sabotage operation that cut off Kumanovo's water supply.
Previously, the pair said they would "voluntarily" give up their immunity and appear before the court. But neither they nor other suspects showed up as the trial kicked off on Sept. 16, prompting the judge in charge of the process to order their arrests.
Hisen Dzemaili and Hajrulu Misini, elected on the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI) ticket, are suspected of committing crimes during the conflict in that country in 2001.
The prosecution in Skoplje has announced it intends to issue war crimes indictments against the two.
The AP news agency reminds that DUI, a member of the ruling coalition in Macedonia, was formed by "the former Albanian rebels".
Dzemaili is one of 23 persons suspected of kidnapping and torturing four construction workers in 2001. Misini will be charged with taking part in a sabotage operation that cut off Kumanovo's water supply.
Previously, the pair said they would "voluntarily" give up their immunity and appear before the court. But neither they nor other suspects showed up as the trial kicked off on Sept. 16, prompting the judge in charge of the process to order their arrests.
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