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Crime in Kosovo. Kosovo within communist Yugoslavia had the lowest rate of crime in the whole country. [1] Following the Kosovo War (1999), the region had become a significant center of organized crime, drug trafficking, human trafficking and organ theft. There is also an ongoing ethnic conflict between Kosovar Albanians and Kosovan Serbs.
Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:11 PM. In December, the Council of Europe released a report alleging that Hashim Thaçi, the prime minister of Kosovo, is the leader of a criminal ring that smuggles ...
In July 2019, Kosovo prosecutor Sulj Hoxha stated that an international arrest warrant had been issued for Radoicic and pointed out that he was suspected of helping and organizing the group for the murder of Oliver Ivanovic, but also of being suspected of organized crime and drug trafficking. 2023 Banjska attack
Hashim Thaçi ( Albanian pronunciation: [hä'ʃɪm 'θɑ:t͡ɕɪ] ⓘ; born 24 April 1968) is a Kosovar Albanian politician who was the president of Kosovo from April 2016 until his resignation on 5 November 2020 to face a war crimes tribunal. [2] [3] He was the first prime minister of Kosovo and the Foreign minister and deputy prime minister ...
War crimes in the Kosovo War. US Marines provide security as members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Forensics Team investigate a grave site in a village in Kosovo on 1 July 1999. Numerous war crimes were committed by all sides during the Kosovo War, which lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999.
Kosovo Police officer talking to a driver during an awareness campaign related to human trafficking. The Division Against Organized Crime is part of the Department of Investigations and consists of four directorates: the Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime, the Directorate for the Investigation of Trafficking with Narcotics ...
The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, known as EULEX Kosovo or simply as EULEX, [1] [a] is the largest civilian mission ever launched under the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union. EULEX supports selected Kosovo rule of law institutions on their path towards increased effectiveness, sustainability, multi ...
In August 2018, the Kosovo Appeals Court dismissed the case against Kelmendi and ordered a retrial, after which Kelmendi was released pending the beginning of a new trial. In May 2023, Kelmendi was once again found guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced to four years and eight months in prison.