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EU Kosovo court issues prison sentences in organ trafficking case
April 29, 2013 by Jerry Votava
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Monday sentenced five men to prison for their roles in an organ trafficking syndicate. Lufti Dervishi and his son Arban Devishi were found guilty of "Trafficking in Persons and Organised Crime." Sokol Hajdini, Islam Bytyqi and Sulejman.... [more]

Retrial begins against Kosovo politician accused of war crimes
April 19, 2013 by Sung Un Kim
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Thursday began the retrial of Fatmir Limaj, a prominent political figure in the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Nine other defendants are also facing charges in the case. Limaj.... [more]

EULEX expands indictment in Kosovo organ trafficking case
March 24, 2013 by Cynthia Miley
European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) prosecutor Jonathan Ratel filed additional charges on Friday against seven Kosovo citizens on trial for illegal kidney trafficking. This is the first time Ratel alleged that a link existed between the suspects and high-ranking Kosovo officials..... [more]

EU Kosovo authorities arrest former commander for war crimes
November 25, 2012 by Jerry Votava
The European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Saturday arrested Fatmir Limaj, a prominent political figure in the Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) and former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Limaj was arrested for his actions actions during the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo. He.... [more]

Kosovo organ trafficking suspect arrested
May 26, 2012 by Matthew Pomy
Moshe Harel was arrested in connection with the organ trafficking operation in Kosovo during the 1998-1999 Kosovo War the European Union Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo (EULEX) said Friday. A report authored by Council of Europe (COE) member Dick Marty details how criminals harvested the organs of.... [more]

EU police arrested war crimes suspect in Kosovo [this day at law]
May 6, 2012 by Clay Flaherty
On May 6, 2010, European Union police officers arrested suspected war criminal, Sabit Geci, in Kosovo. Geci was accused of being a former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), which allegedly tortured prisoners at an Albanian prison during the 1998- 1999 Kosovo war. The European Union Rule.... [more]

EU Kosovo court issued guilty verdict in first war crimes case [this day at law]
March 3, 2012 by Meagan McElroy
On March 3, 2009, a court under the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) issued its first verdict in a war crimes case against Kosovo Albanian Gani Gashi for atrocities committed during the 1998-1999 Kosovo-Serbia conflict. The Kosovo War pitted the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) against.... [more]

EU Kosovo authorites arrest 6 Serbia government agents
February 28, 2012 by Julia Zebley
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) announced Monday that it arrested six Serbian officials in Kosovo on Saturday, under allegations that they were "suspected of exerting undue pressure not to recognize Kosovo institutions." In a closed hearing, a judge determined that five.... [more]

EU Kosovo authorities sentence former rebel fighter on war crimes charges
October 19, 2011 by Ashley Hileman
The European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) on Friday sentenced a former ethnic Albanian rebel fighter to five years in prison for crimes committed against civilians during the 1998-1999 war in Kosovo. Sali Rexhepi was charged with three counts of war crimes against the civilian population.... [more]

EU prosecutor to investigate alleged organ trafficking in Albania
October 5, 2011 by Andrea Bottorff
Head of the European Union Rule of Law Mission to Kosovo (EULEX), Xavier de Marnhac, announced on Wednesday that an EU prosecutor will visit Albania to investigate allegations of an organ trafficking scheme that took place in the country during the 1998-1999 Kosovo War. The allegations stem from.... [more]



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