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Del Ponte: Pity that there was no evidence (Tanjug)

The former chief prosecutor of the Hague Tribunal, Carla del Ponte, expressed regret that the team of chief prosecutor for investigating trafficking in organs in Kosovo in 1999, Clint Williamson, did not find enough evidence to indict persons responsible for these crimes. "You know, that's a shame, but I'm not surprised because it is much more difficult to carry out an adequate investigation after so many years of what happened," saidDel Ponte in a telephone statement to Tanjug, explaining that the investigators of the Hague Tribunal also were unable to find evidence

The Government values the report of prosecutor Williamson, announces continuance of support (Koha Ditore)

The Government of Kosovo has issued a press release where it values the report of Ambassador Clint Williamson on the investigations based on the claims of the European Council Rapporteur, Dick Marty on trafficking of human organs by the members of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).

“The Government of the Republic of Kosovo has taken into consideration today’s statement by the Special Investigative Task Force (SITF) of the European Union, regarding the independent investigations into the alleged war crimes mentioned in the European Council Report drafted by Dick M

Williamson announces filing of indictments against KLA central figures (Koha)

The lead prosecutor of the EU Special Investigative Task Force (SITF), Clint Williamson, did not rule out the possibility that there were executions in Kosovo for organ harvesting purposes but that during the investigations he led he was unable to find sufficient evidence to file an indictment. However, he said that war crimes indictments can be expected against KLA central figures.

Possible indictment against Haradinaj (Danas)

There is a possibility for indictments against the commanders of operational zones of the former Kosovo Liberation Army on the basis of the evidence presented in the report of the Clint Williamson, Chief Prosecutor of the Special team for investigation human organs trafficking in Kosovo in 1999, learned Danas from diplomatic sources in Brussels. The most famous name among the commanders of the KLA operational zones is undoubtedly Ramush Haradinaj, who led the area "Dukadjin", whose headquarters was located in the village of Jablanica.

The Court for KLA crimes in the Netherlands (Danas)

“I expect that based on the testimony of over 400 witnesses Clint Williamson collected enough information about the kidnappings, killings, and trafficking in organs, i.e., crimes committed since 1998 till 2000 against the Serbian and other non-Albanian victims,” says Serbian War Crimes prosecutor, Vladimir Vukcevic. He added that Williamson’s special team investigated trafficking in organs in nine countries in the region, but also in Russia, Turkey and Ukraine.

Williamson’s report on Tuesday, indictments in early 2015 (IRS)

Clint Williamson, the chief prosecutor in the investigation about the trade in human organs of the abducted Serbs in Kosmet, will publish on Tuesday his report on the case in Brussels, and the indictments will be raised only after the forming of the special court, which is expected at the beginning of the next year, the TANJUG agency learns from the diplomatic sources in Brussels.

Vukcevic: Time for a decision on the case of "yellow house" (NoviMagazin)

War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic said today that the investigation into organ trafficking in Kosovo (the case of the yellow house), came to an end and now should be decided whether charges will be filed or they will give up from it, saying that the evidence Serbia has speak about the existence of war crimes. -The evidence we have gathered show that there were war crimes, but we did not come to the perpetrators.

Vucic: A report on organ trafficking is of great importance for Serbia (Politika)

Belgrade - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said in Belgrade that the publication of the report of the Chief Prosecutor Clint Williamson, investigating human organs trafficking, will be of paramount importance to Serbia. As announced by the Government of Serbia, Prime Minister Vucic said at a meeting with Williamson that the publication of report will confirm objectivity of the EU institutions and international community in the investigation of crimes committed during the war in Kosovo in 1999, and in the former Yugoslavia. Clint Williamson thanked the Serbian judicial authoritie