Photo: Prime Minister Hashim ThaciKosovo PM To Be Investigated For Alleged Organ Trafficking -- The Guardian
US prosecutor will lead an investigation into claims that date back to the 1998-99 war that gave Kosovo independence
A US prosecutor will investigate claims that Hashim Thaci, the Kosovo prime minister, led a criminal network that sold organs of prisoners during the 1998-99 Kosovo war.
Dick Marty, a Council of Europe investigator, has alleged that Thaci and other rebel commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army ran detention centres where civilian captives, including Serbs, were killed and their organs sold on the black market. Thaci has denied the allegation and said he is ready to co-operate with any investigation.
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More News On Allegations That Kosovo's PM Was Involved In An Organ-Trafficking Network
US prosecutor to probe Kosovo organ trafficking -- AP
Prosecutor announced in Kosovo organ trafficking inquiry -- Deutsche Welle
US Prosecutor to Probe Kosovo Organ Trafficking -- Voice of America
Kosovo organ trafficking: Williamson to head EU probe -- BBC
U.S. Prosecutor To Investigate Kosovo Organ-Trafficking Allegations -- Radio Free Europe
Serbia hopes for fair organ trafficking probe -- RIA Novosti
My Comment: This explains (in part) why there are tensions between Serbs and the Kosovo government within Kosovo itself.