Ex-KLA war crimes group member extradited to Serbia

A former member of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) Gnjilane Group, who was arrested in Switzerland, was extradited to Serbia on Wednesday night. Shemsi Nuhiu was arrested on a Serbian warrant. Ex-KLA war crimes group member extradited to Serbia He was tried in absentia for war crimes against Serb civilians in Gnjilane. Another 16 members of the Gnjilane Group were also accused of the crimes. The plane carrying Nuhiu landed at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport a little after 21:00 CET on Wednesday and he was taken to the Belgrade District Prison by Interpol and Serbian Gendarmerie members. Nuhiu was arrested a year ago and the Swiss Federal Court decided to extradite him to Serbia on March 7. Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dacic expressed hope that justice would be served now that the former KLA member was arrested and extradited. He assessed that this was a positive sign that one could not treat war crimes with double standards. He said last night that this was a signal that all those who committed war crimes against Serbs in former Yugoslavia must be punished the same way. Dacic explained that Nuhiu was extradited in cooperation with the Swiss police and with a maximum level of security, adding that there had been no problems during the extradition. “We have taken maximum measures in order to ensure his safe transportation not only to Belgrade but also from the airport to prison,” the interior minister noted. He stressed that the Gnjilane Group was accused of killing more than 150 Serbs and other non-Albanians in Gnjilane. Dacic thanked the Swiss justice minister who signed the decision on Nuhiu’s extradition. more photos Shemsi Nuhiu is seen at Belgrade Airport (B92) B92 Tanjug

Ex-KLA war crimes group member extradited to Serbia

He was tried in absentia for war crimes against Serb civilians in Gnjilane. Another 16 members of the Gnjilane Group were also accused of the crimes.

The plane carrying Nuhiu landed at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport a little after 21:00 CET on Wednesday and he was taken to the Belgrade District Prison by Interpol and Serbian Gendarmerie members.

Nuhiu was arrested a year ago and the Swiss Federal Court decided to extradite him to Serbia on March 7.

Serbia’s Interior Minister Ivica Dačić expressed hope that justice would be served now that the former KLA member was arrested and extradited. He assessed that this was a positive sign that one could not treat war crimes with double standards.

He said last night that this was a signal that all those who committed war crimes against Serbs in former Yugoslavia must be punished the same way.

Dačić explained that Nuhiu was extradited in cooperation with the Swiss police and with a maximum level of security, adding that there had been no problems during the extradition.

“We have taken maximum measures in order to ensure his safe transportation not only to Belgrade but also from the airport to prison,” the interior minister noted.

He stressed that the Gnjilane Group was accused of killing more than 150 Serbs and other non-Albanians in Gnjilane.

Dačić thanked the Swiss justice minister who signed the decision on Nuhiu’s extradition.

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