Albanian parliament approves EULEX organ trade probe

EULEX will have a free hand to investigate human organ trafficking in Albania after the country's parliament passed a law allowing the investigation Thursday.

Izvor: Tanjug

Friday, 11.05.2012.

09:47

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EULEX will have a free hand to investigate human organ trafficking in Albania after the country's parliament passed a law allowing the investigation Thursday. The law was approved unanimously, with 127 votes in favor, Albanian news agency ATA reported. Albanian parliament approves EULEX organ trade probe Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said his country was more interested than anyone in having a full investigation into the organ trafficking allegations made by Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty. In a report dated December 2010, Marty talked about ties between organized crime and former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, including Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. He accused them of extracting and selling the organs of Serb civilians, kidnapped and illegally imprisoned in Albania. Kosovo and Albanian authorities denied the accusations and agreed to take part in an international investigation, while the EU tasked American prosecutor John Clint Williamson with heading the inquiry. Williamson welcomed the adoption of the law on Thursday. In June 2011, EULEX formed a task force, made up of seven prosecutors and investigators, to look into Marty's claims. A preliminary investigation was launched by EULEX on 27 January 2011. A house in Albania where organs were allegedly removed from victims (Blic) Tanjug

Albanian parliament approves EULEX organ trade probe

Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha said his country was more interested than anyone in having a full investigation into the organ trafficking allegations made by Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty.

In a report dated December 2010, Marty talked about ties between organized crime and former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) members, including Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. He accused them of extracting and selling the organs of Serb civilians, kidnapped and illegally imprisoned in Albania.

Kosovo and Albanian authorities denied the accusations and agreed to take part in an international investigation, while the EU tasked American prosecutor John Clint Williamson with heading the inquiry.

Williamson welcomed the adoption of the law on Thursday.

In June 2011, EULEX formed a task force, made up of seven prosecutors and investigators, to look into Marty's claims. A preliminary investigation was launched by EULEX on 27 January 2011.

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