Prosecution

In an operation codenamed "Rez" ("Cut") Bosnian police on Tuesday arrested Elvis Kelmendi, son of the controversial Kosovo-born figure Naser Kelmendi, and six other suspects, for organised crime in connection with international smuggling and illegal trafficking in drugs as well as other crimes.

In a movie-like scene, a powerful Belgrade-backed politician and businessman, Milan Radoicic, escaped arrest on Thursday at the Brnjak crossing point between Kosovo and Serbia.

The head of the Special Prosecution office, Ivan Gehsev, said on Wednesday that Desislava Ivancheva, the mayor of Mladost, one of the largest districts of Bulgaria's capital, Sofia, allegedly demanded a bribe of 500,000 euros to allow the construction of four new buildings in her district.

A police operation launched against daily Cumhuriyet on charges of supporting terrorism is "the red line" for the Republican People's Party (CHP), the main opposition party's spokesperson has said, claiming the operation was a joint act by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and Fethullahist Terror Organization (FETÖ).

Albania's parliament on Thursday approved the request of 35 opposition MPs to create a commission of inquiry into the mysterious electronic device "IMSI Catcher", which some claim has been used to illegally intercept communications.

The Special Prosecution formed in Macedonia to investigate allegations of high-level wrongdoings and corruption has flatly denied allegations that its members have intimidated or molested potential witnesses and thus abused their office.

Several high ranking officials of the Budva municipality, including Mayor Lazar Radjenovic and city manager Milena Marovic-Bogdanovic, have been arrested.

On the orders of Montenegro's Special Organized Crime Prosecution, adviser to the prime minister Aleksandar Ticic and former municipal leaders Rajko Kuljaca and Dragan Marovic have also been detained.

A Higher Court of Serbia judge and two more persons suspected of committing the criminal act of trading in influence have been placed under arrest.

“Five local prosecutors are dealing with these investigations and once they’re done, they will come out with results,” Sevdije Morina, chief prosecutor at Kosovo’ s Special Prosecution, told BIRN’s ‘Justice in Kosovo’ (‘Drejtesia ne Kosove’) television programme on Sunday.