PRISTINA, Aug 25 (Hina) - The Kosovo Force (KFOR) on Saturday arrested another high-ranking officer of the Kosovo Protection Force, Kosovo Radio reported on Sunday.
PRISTINA, Aug 25 (Hina) - The Kosovo Force (KFOR) on Saturday
arrested another high-ranking officer of the Kosovo Protection
Force, Kosovo Radio reported on Sunday. #L#
Lieutenant Bashkim Hamdiu was arrested in his house in the village
Malisevo near Gnjilane and his house was searched.
The KFOR has not stated anything about the reasons for Hamdiu's
arrest. Hamdiu fought against Yugoslav forces during the conflict
in the province.
The UN police in Kosovo and KFOR have so far arrested some 20 former
members of the Kosovo Liberation Army and high-ranking officers of
the Kosovo Protection Corps on suspicion of having committed grave
crimes, including war crimes, during and after the war in Kosovo.
The arrested include two former commanders of the Kosovo Liberation
Army and the Kosovo Protection Corps, Rustem Mustafa and Daut
Haradinaj.
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