30 October 2013

An international pre-trial judge at the Basic Court in Prishtinë/ Priština, on the request of the prosecutor, on Tuesday (29 October) ordered one month detention on remand for three suspects.

The suspects were arrested on Monday (28 October) based on an order of an international prosecutor from Kosovo Special Prosecution Office (SPRK), and are suspected of committing criminal offences of organised crime in conjunction with extortion. As part of this operation, EULEX Police officers, assisted by Kosovo Police, conducted searches in seven locations in the region of Prishtinë/ Priština and Pejë/Peć.