U.S. asks for evidence on organ trafficking

The U.S. takes seriously all claims on criminal activities, Department of State spokesperson Philip Crowley has stated.

Izvor: Tanjug

Thursday, 16.12.2010.

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The U.S. takes seriously all claims on criminal activities, Department of State spokesperson Philip Crowley has stated. He added that all evidence on human organ trafficking in Kosovo indicated in the report of the Council of Europe (CoE) should be presented to the authorized bodies. U.S. asks for evidence on organ trafficking "The U.S. takes all plausible claims on criminal activities very seriously. All evidence and sources mentioned in the report should be delivered to the authorized bodies in order for a detailed and complete investigation to be carried out," Crowley stressed at a press conference. When asked if the U..S can confirm, based on its own information, the allegations on human organ trafficking in Kosovo, Crowley said that the Hague Tribunal conducted an investigation into the issue, but decided not to react. "There are tribunals, such as the ICTY (Hague), which have for years been active and successful in investigations and war crimes trials. The UN and ICTY investigated the charges of organ trafficking in 2004 and decided then not to take any action," Crowley underscored. He added that the his country "will certainly continue encouraging" the cooperation in further investigations. The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today adopted the report prepared by Special Rapporteur Dick Marty, in which Kosovo Albanian outgoing prime minister Hashim Thaci is qualified as the leader of a group engaged in organ, drugs and weapons trafficking. In view of the COE report's assessment that, in order to recognize Kosovo's secession, one part of the international community tried to achieve stability at any cost, Crowley said that Washington recognized Kosovo "when it became clear that there was no other sustainable option, and that the U.S. is now working on improving the relations between Kosovo and its neighbors".

U.S. asks for evidence on organ trafficking

"The U.S. takes all plausible claims on criminal activities very seriously. All evidence and sources mentioned in the report should be delivered to the authorized bodies in order for a detailed and complete investigation to be carried out," Crowley stressed at a press conference.

When asked if the U..S can confirm, based on its own information, the allegations on human organ trafficking in Kosovo, Crowley said that the Hague Tribunal conducted an investigation into the issue, but decided not to react.

"There are tribunals, such as the ICTY (Hague), which have for years been active and successful in investigations and war crimes trials. The UN and ICTY investigated the charges of organ trafficking in 2004 and decided then not to take any action," Crowley underscored.

He added that the his country "will certainly continue encouraging" the cooperation in further investigations.

The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) today adopted the report prepared by Special Rapporteur Dick Marty, in which Kosovo Albanian outgoing prime minister Hashim Thaci is qualified as the leader of a group engaged in organ, drugs and weapons trafficking.

In view of the COE report's assessment that, in order to recognize Kosovo's secession, one part of the international community tried to achieve stability at any cost, Crowley said that Washington recognized Kosovo "when it became clear that there was no other sustainable option, and that the U.S. is now working on improving the relations between Kosovo and its neighbors".

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