Five individuals arrested in Kosovo for war crimes

The EULEX police and the unity for special operations of the Kosovo police ROSU arrested five individuals on Thursday on suspicion that they committed war crimes.

(kosovocompromisestuff) Thursday, May 23, 2013

EULEX released that five individuals are suspected of war crimes, inflicting injuries and violation of bodily integrity and bringing into jeopardy the health of civilians in the prison centre of the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army in Likovac, municipality of Srbica, in northern Kosovo.

War crime proceedings have been launched against one individual for the murder of a civilian, and the arrest of suspects was made on a warrant issued by the pre-trial judge of the Kosovska Mitrovica Basic Court.

A special EULEX prosecutor from the Office of Kosovo Special Prosecutor's Office is investigating the case, the release states.