Nicknamed “Commander Wolf”, Pjetër Shala’s name has come up in indictments before both the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the European Union’s rule-of-law mission in Kosovo, EULEX. Today, the trial of the former Kosovo Liberation Army fighter begins before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers.
Congressman Jake Ellzey (R-CD6) and the Bill McNutt family recently presented the funeral flag of Hershel "Woody" Williams to the Medal of Honor Museum.
In the 246-year history of our country, no enlisted man had ever lain in honor in our Capitol. On July 3, 2022, American history was changed for the better.
Two years after his arrest and a year to the day after the beginning of his trial, former Kosovo Liberation Army commander Salih Mustafa heard the closing arguments before the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, in The Hague. He’s been accused of murder and torture committed in 1999 during the war that led to Kosovo’s independence from Serbia. It’s the first war crimes trial to be completed before the EU-sponsored court established in 2015.