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Suspected of war crimes in Kosovo, a Serbian citizen is arrested

Politiko 2024-09-12 18:00:55

Suspected of war crimes in Kosovo, a Serbian citizen is arrested

A suspect for war crimes in Kosovo was arrested on September 12, the Kosovo Police announced.

Police said the suspect, TP, of Serbian nationality, was arrested on the basis of a warrant issued by the Special Prosecutor's Office of Kosovo.

He is suspected of having committed the criminal offense "war crime against the civilian population".

"During the time of the war in Kosovo, around March 1999, in the municipality of Istog, the suspect committed various criminal acts, including looting and destruction of the property of the civilian population," the announcement said.

The authorities announced that the suspect is already in police custody, while the police did not provide details on where he was arrested.

Since the end of the last war in Kosovo, nearly 70 people have been convicted of war crimes before local and international institutions.

From 2000 to 2008, war crimes in Kosovo were investigated by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), while from 2008, by the European Union Rule of Law Mission (EULEX).

In 2018, this mission submitted cases to the Kosovo Prosecutor's Office and local courts.

During the last war in Kosovo in 1998-'99, over 13,000 civilians were killed and thousands more disappeared.

Over 1,600 people are still missing - most of them Albanians./rel

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