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Pristina, Kosova, January 28, 2011 NOA - The EU mission in Kosovo has launched a preliminary investigation into allegations that Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci once led a ring trafficking in human organs, an official said Friday.
The EU mission, known as EULEX, cited a Council of Europe report in December that suggested Thaci was once the "boss" of a criminal underworld behind the alleged organ trade during the 1998-99 war against Serbia, EU mission spokesman Karin Limdal said. Thaci has denied that.
The mission said it took those allegations "very seriously" and was "ready, willing and able to assume responsibility" for a judicial process, Limdal said in a statement. The December report alleges that civilian detainees of the now-disbanded Kosovo Liberation Army rebels were shot dead to sell their kidneys on the black market at that time. /AP/
