Kosovo Arrests Nine Serbs on Suspicion of War Crimes over Missing Intellectuals
- Kosovo’s Special Prosecutor’s Office announced the arrest of nine people in Zubin Potok on suspicion of war crimes linked to the “Intellectuals’ Group.”
- The War Crimes Investigation Directorate led the operation with support from other specialized units.
- Authorities found remains believed to belong to at least 23 people during August excavations in Kalludër and Jabukë, in Zubin Potok.
- Prime Minister Albin Kurti said DNA reports identified three victims from the “Intellectuals’ Group.
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Nine Serbs were arrested in the municipality of Zubin Potok, northern Kosovo, on suspicion of war crimes. The operation was carried out in the early hours of the morning as part of Operation Dossier 23, Kosovo police said via local media. According to police, the operation was carried out by the Directorate for the Investigation of War Crimes with the support of other specialized units and on the orders of the Kosovo Special Prosecution Office. …
Today, in the northern town of Zubin Potok, Kosovo Police stopped nine people on suspicion of "war crimes" committed during the war of independence from Serbia in the 1990s.
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The police operation is related to the case of Albanian civilians who disappeared in 1999.
The arrests follow the excavations of mass graves in July and August, in which the remains of at least 23 people were found.
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