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Analysis 09 Jun 11 / 10:13:55

EU Backs Team to Study Kosovo Organ Claims

Brussels takes action amid mounting calls for an inquiry into alleged abuses in Kosovo.

A European Union panel has approved the appointment of a special prosecutor to probe allegations of organ trafficking and other abuses linked to former commanders of the Kosovo Liberation Army, including Prime Minister, Hashim Thaci.

Under a plan endorsed late last month by EU officials in Brussels, the prosecutor will lead a seven-member international “task force” attached to the EU’s rule of law mission in Kosovo, EULEX, according to diplomatic sources.

By Michael Montgomery

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