PRISTINA, Feb 29 (Hina) - The UN civil administrator of Kosovo, Harri Holkeri, confirmed in a statement to Kosovo television on Sunday afternoon that Hungarian authorities had released the Kosovo Protection Corps Commander, General
Agim Qeku.
PRISTINA, Feb 29 (Hina) - The UN civil administrator of Kosovo, Harri
Holkeri, confirmed in a statement to Kosovo television on Sunday
afternoon that Hungarian authorities had released the Kosovo
Protection Corps Commander, General Agim Qeku.#L#
Qeku was detained at Budapest airport on Sunday morning on an Interpol
arrest warrant issued by Serbian authorities.
The UN mission in Kosovo said that Qeku had been released after
numerous diplomatic efforts. There were contradictory reports going
around today concerning his arrest and release.
Qeku's release was also confirmed by Albania's Ambassador to Budapest,
Eduard Sula, who said that Qeku would be back in Pristina on Monday
afternoon.
Slovene authorities detained Qeku last October, and Hungarian
authorities arrested Kosovo Democratic Party leader Hashim Thaqi at
Budapest airport last June.
Serbian media reported that an international warrant for Qeku's arrest
was issued in July 2002 following an order by the District Court in
the southern Serbian city of Nis.
Qeku, who has Croatian citizenship, is suspected by the Nis court of
genocide against the Serbian population in Kosovo.
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