Dick Marty "unlikely to attend OSCE debate"

Council of Europe (CoE) Special Rapporteur Dick Marty is not likely to attend a debate on the resolution on human organ trafficking in Kosovo, said OSCE. The debate is to take place at the annual session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) in Belgrade on Saturday. Dick Marty "unlikely to attend OSCE debate" Based on the information that we have received, Dick Marty will not attend the session due to obligation that were scheduled earlier, Tanjug was told in the OSCE office in Belgrade. Serbian parliament speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic has invited Dick Marty to attend this year's session of the OSCE PA, particularly the panel discussion dubbed Fight against human organ trafficking on July 9, which is expected to be attended by Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic. OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice President Riccardo Migliori expressed his expectation on Thursday that Marty will attend the debate. Dick Marty (Tanjug, file) Marty has "no official information" Council of Europe (CoE) special rapporteur Dick Marty stated in Strasbourg that he had not obtained any official information on the setting up of an EULEX special team and prosecutor that should be in charge of the investigation into the allegations on human organ trafficking in Kosovo presented in his report. Marty underlined that it was that investigative authorities be independent, competent and authorized to conduct the investigation outside Kosovo, especially in Albania, but added that he was "not the one to decide on whether EULEX is capable of carrying out this task". The report names members of the ethnic Albanian KLA as perpetrators and Serbs and other civilians as their victims. In his address to the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament, Marty also said that it was "essential that the court should not have any connections with the local authorities in Kosovo", according to a Radio Deutsche Welle report. The CoE Parliamentary Assembly adopted on January 25 Marty's report and resolution on human organ trafficking in Kosovo and Metohija which calls for an international investigation into these allegations. At the UN Security Council's session, Serbia requested that the international organization establish an independent body which would carry out investigation into illicit trade of human organs in Kosovo and Metohija. The proposal was backed by Russia, while the EU member states and the U.S. were of the opinion that the investigation should be conducted by the EU mission, EULEX. The EU reached a decision to appoint a special prosecutor and team which will be in charge of the investigation into allegations presented in Marty's report. In June, EULEX established a working group for this purpose, and said it would become "partially operational by the end of July".

Dick Marty "unlikely to attend OSCE debate"

Based on the information that we have received, Dick Marty will not attend the session due to obligation that were scheduled earlier, Tanjug was told in the OSCE office in Belgrade.

Serbian parliament speaker Slavica Đukić-Dejanović has invited Dick Marty to attend this year's session of the OSCE PA, particularly the panel discussion dubbed Fight against human organ trafficking on July 9, which is expected to be attended by Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić.

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vice President Riccardo Migliori expressed his expectation on Thursday that Marty will attend the debate.

Marty has "no official information"

Council of Europe (CoE) special rapporteur Dick Marty stated in Strasbourg that he had not obtained any official information on the setting up of an EULEX special team and prosecutor that should be in charge of the investigation into the allegations on human organ trafficking in Kosovo presented in his report.

Marty underlined that it was that investigative authorities be independent, competent and authorized to conduct the investigation outside Kosovo, especially in Albania, but added that he was "not the one to decide on whether EULEX is capable of carrying out this task".

The report names members of the ethnic Albanian KLA as perpetrators and Serbs and other civilians as their victims.

In his address to the Subcommittee on Human Rights of the European Parliament, Marty also said that it was "essential that the court should not have any connections with the local authorities in Kosovo", according to a Radio Deutsche Welle report.

The CoE Parliamentary Assembly adopted on January 25 Marty's report and resolution on human organ trafficking in Kosovo and Metohija which calls for an international investigation into these allegations.

At the UN Security Council's session, Serbia requested that the international organization establish an independent body which would carry out investigation into illicit trade of human organs in Kosovo and Metohija. The proposal was backed by Russia, while the EU member states and the U.S. were of the opinion that the investigation should be conducted by the EU mission, EULEX.

The EU reached a decision to appoint a special prosecutor and team which will be in charge of the investigation into allegations presented in Marty's report.

In June, EULEX established a working group for this purpose, and said it would become "partially operational by the end of July".