KOSOVO: EU Begins Organ Trafficking Probe.

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   The EU rule of law mission(Eulex)prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into allegations that Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) rebels trafficked organs.
   In a report approved by investigator Dick Marty, a human rights watchdog claimed that organs were taken from prisoners killed by the KLA after the 1999 war against Serb forces.
       In that report, Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci was accused of involvement in organized crime, including organ trafficking.

KOSOVO: 16 Dec. UPDATE: Thaci Responds To Charge That He Headed A Criminal Organization That Killed For Kidneys.

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   A Council of Europe report claims Kosovo's narrowly re-elected PM Hashim Thaçi is "the boss" of a "mafia-like" network that smuggles weapons, drugs and human organs through Eastern Europe.
    Members of Thaçi's inner circle are accused of taking captives into Albania after the war in 1999, where a few Serbs are said to have been murdered for their kidneys, which were then sold on the black market.
    Thaci denied a report accusing him of heading a mafia-style organization and said he would use all political and legal means to bring the truth to light.
"These acts are done to damage the image of Kosovo. As a prime minister of the republic of Kosovo, as a citizen and as a parent, I am insulted by the baseless accusations of Dick Marty against me, my comrades, the KLA (wartime guerrilla army), against the state of Kosovo and my people."
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