The former Council of Europe rapporteur Dick Marty has stated that the report of prosecutor Clint Williamson presents a surprise for the western governments, which did not expect such results. Marty told the Swiss SRF radio that Williamson’s report on the trade in human organs in 1999 was of tremendous significance. It was hard to find the evidence, because the witnesses do not trust the Kosovo and international judiciary, and with good reasons, Marty stressed, while reminding that the witnesses in some cases had been intimidated or even went missing. He added that he shared Williamson’s optimism in regards of finding the evidence of the trade in human organs.