Vukcevic: Crimes of organ trafficking were proven

Serbia's War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic has said he is pleased with the course of the investigation into organ trafficking in Kosovo, adding that the investigation has proven that those crimes were committed, that they are treated as war crimes and that they have no statute of limitations.

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"I am very pleased with the investigation and we are providing strong logistics support. We help in finding and delivering witnesses... I think it has been proven the crimes happened and the only thing remaining is to find the culprits," he told Radio and Television of Serbia.He does not know what US official Jonathan Moore meant when he said he was certain the results of the investigation into organ trafficking in Kosovo will be known by 2014, when the statute of limitations for war crimes expires."It is well known that war crimes have no statute of limitations... This is listed as a war crimes," Vukcevic stressed, adding that Moore's theory did not hold.When asked why he had revealed the details of the murder of the Bitici brothers in the middle of the investigation, Vukcevic replied he had been compelled to react to false statements by Fatos Bitici, a brother of the two victims.The motive of the murder was investigated, but it was not discovered, and there is currently not enough evidence to support an indictment against those who ordered and committed the crime, he noted, adding that the case was still in the preliminary investigation stage.Commenting on the possibility of the US courts taking over the case if there is no trial, Vukcevic said there had been no indications to support that, adding that the US obviously trusted the Serbian justice system.When it comes to the acquittal of the Gnjilane group, he remarked that he had been shocked by the verdict, because the group had originally been sentenced to 118 years in prison.