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No Arrests Over Tisa Tragedy
Pristina | 26 October 2009 | Petrit Collaku
The city of Subotica in Vojvodina
“No arrests have been made yet. All I can tell you is that the four people are from different places in Kosovo,” Kosovo police Spokesperson Captain Baki Kelani, told Balkan Insight.
It is believed that 15 illegal migrants are still missing from the 19-strong group that tried to cross the Hungary-Serbia river border on 15 October. Three bodies have been found by divers. All of the victims and missing are thought to be Kosovo Albanians.
The tragedy reportedly occured when the boat in which they were travelling across the river foundered.
It is believed that 15 illegal migrants are still missing from the 19-strong group that tried to cross the Hungary-Serbia river border on 15 October. Three bodies have been found by divers. All of the victims and missing are thought to be Kosovo Albanians.
The tragedy reportedly occured when the boat in which they were travelling across the river foundered.
Kelani added that an EU rule of law mission, EULEX, prosecutor and two Kosovo police investigators have travelled to Hungary to investigate the site of the tragedy today.
“According to Hungarian officials, a person who survived is being held in an asylum centre in Hungary,” Kelani added.
“We will gain information from the Serbian side through our international contacts and channels,” he said.
In the meantime, EULEX has confirmed it has initiated an investigation into the smuggling case, a mission press release stated.
The investigation was started when a person who was involved in the case approached Kosovo police on Saturday and handed over the money that was given to him by the victims. The money was purportedly provided as a guarantee of further payments to the organisation in charge of the smuggling, the press release reports.
Kosovo police were told that the migrant family groups had paid between €6,000 to €8,000 to get to Hungary. The investigation is also focusing on identifying the Kosovo smugglers' international connections.
