Ministers said the arrests were "aimed at criminalising Kosovo's liberation war." Prime Minister Bajram Rexhepi told reporters the detainees were "political prisoners and hostages to the political process." He argued that the UN did not have a mandate to investigate crimes committed prior to 1999.
Ministri su rekli da hapšenja "imaju za cilj kriminalizaciju kosovskog oslobodilačkog rata." Premijer Bajram Redžepi rekao je novinarima da su uhapsenici "politički zatvorenici i taoci političkog procesa." On je ustvrdio da UN nemaju mandat da istražuju zločine počinjene pre 1999 godine.