"Leading Kosovo crime figure" calls Ireland home

A leading figure in Kosovo's organized crime world is living in Ireland, writes The Irish Times this Friday. The man is named as 37-year-old ethnic Albanian Enver Sekiraqa, and described as "the boss of bosses", who is on Interpol's most wanted list on suspicion that he committed crimes that include "murder of a policeman in Pristina". "Leading Kosovo crime figure" calls Ireland home According to the newspaper, Sekiraqa has been living in southeastern Ireland, and has not been extradited "because there is no extradition agreement between the Republic of Ireland and Kosovo", while "the European arrest warrant mechanism does not cover Kosovo". Sekiraqa is wanted for questioning in Kosovo "for involvement in the sex trade, and for the murder of a (KPS) police officer in Pristina in 2007". Interpol website's Sekiraqa page says the arrest warrant was issued for him by the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK. Interpol also says he is wanted for questioning about "crimes against life and health, organized crime, transnational crime, sex crimes, thefts“. "Senior officials from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Justice have been in talks with the Attorney General's office in an effort to devise some legal mechanism to return 'the boss of bosses' to Kosovo for trial," according to the report. The Irish Times adds that "Sekiraqa was born in Pristina, formerly held Yugoslav citizenship, but is now a citizen of Serbia". While the article says it is "unclear when he moved to Ireland", it concludes that "it is understood he has been living for some time in the Wexford and Waterford areas".

"Leading Kosovo crime figure" calls Ireland home

According to the newspaper, Sekiraqa has been living in southeastern Ireland, and has not been extradited "because there is no extradition agreement between the Republic of Ireland and Kosovo", while "the European arrest warrant mechanism does not cover Kosovo".

Sekiraqa is wanted for questioning in Kosovo "for involvement in the sex trade, and for the murder of a (KPS) police officer in Priština in 2007".

Interpol website's Sekiraqa page says the arrest warrant was issued for him by the UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK. Interpol also says he is wanted for questioning about "crimes against life and health, organized crime, transnational crime, sex crimes, thefts“.

"Senior officials from the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Justice have been in talks with the Attorney General's office in an effort to devise some legal mechanism to return 'the boss of bosses' to Kosovo for trial," according to the report.

The Irish Times adds that "Sekiraqa was born in Priština, formerly held Yugoslav citizenship, but is now a citizen of Serbia".

While the article says it is "unclear when he moved to Ireland", it concludes that "it is understood he has been living for some time in the Wexford and Waterford areas".