Prosecutor: Thaci could be arrested in Belgrade

 Source: Tanjug

BELGRADE -- Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic has said that the warrant for the arrest of Hashim Thaci is valid in Serbia.

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That means that if he arrived in Belgrade, Thaci, a former leader of the KLA who now serves as Kosovo's foreign minister and deputy prime minister, could be arrested, Vukcevic explained.
"The investigation about Thaci is interrupted, because he is not accessible to Serbian investigative organs. The central Interpol office did stop the validity of the warrant against Thaci in other countries with the explanation that this is about top-ranking Albanian officials. However, it is in force in Serbia, so if he comes here, we can arrest him," Vukcevic told the Blic newspaper.

The media in Pristina reported on Wednesday that Thaci was invited by an NGO to attend a conference in Belgrade in late April, and that he accepted the invitation.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic reacted by saying that there was "no need for Thaci to come to Belgrade," as the gathering would not be organized by the government, and he had no plans to attend it.