EU prosecutor starts trafficking probe in Albania

TIRANA, Nov. 12 – An EU-appointed prosecutor probing alleged organ trafficking from Kosovo in late 1990s has launched an investigation in Albania.
US prosecutor John Clint Williamson met Prime Minister Sali Berisha, Foreign Minister Edmond Haxhinasto, Prosecutor General Ina Rama and other top officials in the country during his three-day visit to Tirana.
The visit details were not publicly revealed. Only the EU office in Tirana issued a statement.
The EU mission in Kosovo (EULEX) in June set up a task force led by Williamson based in Brussels, to open a preliminary investigation into a Council of Europe report.
Last year, Council of Europe reporter Dick Marty alleged that senior commanders of the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), including Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaci, were involved in organized crime and organ trafficking during and after the 1998-1999 war with Serbian forces.
Tirana has said it was open to any investigation on its territory and declared its readiness to contribute to the probe.