Salih Mustafa

Salih Mustafa
Salih Mustafa during the Kosovo Special Court (2020)
Nickname(s)Commander Cali
Born (1972-01-01) 1 January 1972 (age 52)
Pristina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo)
Allegiance Kosovo
Service / branchNational Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo[1]
Kosovo Liberation Army
Kosovo Protection Corps
Kosovo Security Force
Years of serviceBefore 1993 (NMLK), 1993–1999 (KLA), 1999–2020 (KPC/KSF)
RankCommander
UnitGuerilla BIA
Battles / warsKosovo War
* Battle of Marec
Criminal chargeWar crimes of arbitrary detention, cruel treatment, torture, and murder
Penalty15 years of imprisonment

Salih Mustafa also known by the nickname "Cali", (born 1 January 1972) is a former Kosovo Albanian war commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) from the Guerilla BIA unit, which operated in the region of Gollak, Zllash during the Kosovo War . He was the former founder and Leader of the Nationalist Communist Party National Movement for the Liberation of Kosovo and the former intelligence chief of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) until his indictment in The Hague.[2] In 2022, he was convicted of war crimes in Kosovo Special Court and eventually sentenced to a total of 15 years of imprisonment.

  1. ^ "Kosovo: qui est l'ex-commandant Salih Mustafa, jugé à La Haye?". RFI (in French). 15 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  2. ^ Gashi, Blendi (24 September 2020). "Arrestohet ish-shefi i inteligjencës së FSK-së, Salih Mustafa" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.