EULEX position on Marty report on agenda
The European Parliament (EP) will hold a regular meeting with the heads of civilian missions in the Balkans on Tuesday.
Tuesday, 15.03.2011.
10:28
The European Parliament (EP) will hold a regular meeting with the heads of civilian missions in the Balkans on Tuesday. Head of EULEX Xavier Bout de Marnhac will present his report, and one of the main topics is expected to be EULEX's position on the report of Council of Europe's (CoE) Rapporteur Dick Marty on organ trafficking in Kosovo. EULEX position on Marty report on agenda The report accuses the Kosovo Albanian KLA of committing serious crimes, including trading in organs harvested from kidnapped Serb and other civilians. EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhower and Head of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina Stefan Feller will also present their reports, and the overall state of the two missions, their results and prospects will be reviewed. Chairman of the EP Subcommittee on Security and Defense Arnaud Danjean told Tanjug earlier that, even though this is a regular meeting, he expects the MEPs will ask the head of EULEX numerous questions regarding Marty's report. "Of course, the head of EULEX will be asked about the initiatives that his mission can take after Marty's report. Above all, he will be asked if EULEX is capable of carrying out such an investigation or not," Danjean said. Another sign that Marty's report will be the focus of today's meeting is the fact that Marty already presented it behind closed doors last week, when the MEPs concluded that the long silence must be broken and proposed that a special rapporteur be appointed to investigate organized crime in Kosovo. Marty once again warned MEPs that a serious international investigation is needed to arrive at the truth, and that a reliable witness protection system is instrumental in this. According to him, due to the situation in Kosovo this is only possible if witnesses are given new identities and relocated to other countries. Even though MEPs were sharply divided during the debate and Marty came under harsh criticism from some, the dominant position in the end was that the allegations cannot be ignored any longer. Doris Pack, the former president of the EP delegation for relations with South-East Europe, said that Marty does not have evidence to support his allegations, but also thanked him for pointing out the glaring oversights of UNMIK and the poor witness protection system, which is essential for a serious investigation.
EULEX position on Marty report on agenda
The report accuses the Kosovo Albanian KLA of committing serious crimes, including trading in organs harvested from kidnapped Serb and other civilians.EU Civilian Operations Commander Kees Klompenhower and Head of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina Stefan Feller will also present their reports, and the overall state of the two missions, their results and prospects will be reviewed.
Chairman of the EP Subcommittee on Security and Defense Arnaud Danjean told Tanjug earlier that, even though this is a regular meeting, he expects the MEPs will ask the head of EULEX numerous questions regarding Marty's report.
"Of course, the head of EULEX will be asked about the initiatives that his mission can take after Marty's report. Above all, he will be asked if EULEX is capable of carrying out such an investigation or not," Danjean said.
Another sign that Marty's report will be the focus of today's meeting is the fact that Marty already presented it behind closed doors last week, when the MEPs concluded that the long silence must be broken and proposed that a special rapporteur be appointed to investigate organized crime in Kosovo.
Marty once again warned MEPs that a serious international investigation is needed to arrive at the truth, and that a reliable witness protection system is instrumental in this.
According to him, due to the situation in Kosovo this is only possible if witnesses are given new identities and relocated to other countries.
Even though MEPs were sharply divided during the debate and Marty came under harsh criticism from some, the dominant position in the end was that the allegations cannot be ignored any longer.
Doris Pack, the former president of the EP delegation for relations with South-East Europe, said that Marty does not have evidence to support his allegations, but also thanked him for pointing out the glaring oversights of UNMIK and the poor witness protection system, which is essential for a serious investigation.
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