In a post on social media, Rama shared a document dated April 21, 1999, which he said was addressed to the command of the KLA’s “Arrow” operation during the Kosovo conflict.

According to the government head, the document contains testimony attributed to a KLA commander regarding Goxhaj’s activities during the war. The document alleges that Goxhaj accompanied four officers of the Albanian Armed Forces to a KLA training centre in northern Albania before returning to Tirana rather than joining the fighting in Kosovo.

Rama said the document had been sent to him by a person whose family members were killed during the Kosovo war.

The comments come after Goxhaj took part in a protest outside the Prime Minister’s office on Monday, where he read demands on behalf of a protest coordination group.

Responding to criticism over his remarks about Goxhaj, Rama said his dispute was not with the Kosovo Liberation Army itself and stressed his respect for the organisation’s role during the conflict.

“My argument is not with the KLA,” Rama wrote. “I would never cast a shadow over its flag.”

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