CoE's Marty in Priština on Wednesday

Council of Europe (CoE) special rapporteur Dick Marty finished his visit to Belgrade last night, and is expected to travel to Pristina today. At the end of the two-day visit here, Marty met with State Prosecutor Slobodan Radovanovic, War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic, and Missing Persons Commission head Veljko Odalovic. CoE's Marty in Pristina on Wednesday Prosecution spokesman Bruno Vekaric said the meeting was very constructive. "We are assured of the intention to investigate the allegations of human organ trafficking. Marty will submit a report to the Council of Europe, which will bring a resolution with recommendations on this topic," Vekaric told Beta after the meeting, which lasted more than two hours. Prosecutor Vukcevic acquainted Marty with evidence obtained during investigation, while the special rapporteur notified the representative of the Serbian prosecution of various information he had gathered related to alleged organ trade. Odalovic said after the meeting he expected an impartial report from Marty, who has been tasked with investigating allegations about illegal organ harvesting from imprisoned Serbs and other non-Albanians from Kosovo. The War Crimes Prosecution believes that hundreds of Serbs perished in this way at the hands of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Odalovic said that while Marty and his team do not have a mandate of an investigative organ, "they can help reveal the truth". The prosecution launched its probe after a book by Chief Hague Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, published once she stepped down from her position. Previously, UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, conducted an investigation into the organ removal, but the results were never published.

CoE's Marty in Priština on Wednesday

Prosecution spokesman Bruno Vekarić said the meeting was very constructive.

"We are assured of the intention to investigate the allegations of human organ trafficking. Marty will submit a report to the Council of Europe, which will bring a resolution with recommendations on this topic," Vekarić told Beta after the meeting, which lasted more than two hours.

Prosecutor Vukčević acquainted Marty with evidence obtained during investigation, while the special rapporteur notified the representative of the Serbian prosecution of various information he had gathered related to alleged organ trade.

Odalović said after the meeting he expected an impartial report from Marty, who has been tasked with investigating allegations about illegal organ harvesting from imprisoned Serbs and other non-Albanians from Kosovo.

The War Crimes Prosecution believes that hundreds of Serbs perished in this way at the hands of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).

Odalović said that while Marty and his team do not have a mandate of an investigative organ, "they can help reveal the truth".

The prosecution launched its probe after a book by Chief Hague Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, published once she stepped down from her position.

Previously, UN mission in Kosovo, UNMIK, conducted an investigation into the organ removal, but the results were never published.