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MP Facing Corruption Charges Surrenders to Kosovo Police
Azem Syla, a prominent legislator of the governing Democratic Party of Kosovo, charged on Wednesday in an investigation into an alleged land scam, surrendered to the EU law mission, EULEX, and to Kosovo police on Friday morning.
Syla's defence lawyer Tome Gashi confirmed on Friday that his client had handed himself in to the police.
"Missing" Man's Return Causes Shock in Kosovo
The return to Kosovo of Sejdi Thaci, a man listed as a "missing person" from the 1990s war - after 17 years and in unclear circumstances - has caused consternation in his home country.
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Dick Marty speaks after potential KLA crimes witness is shot
Dick Marty has warned that "some people" who were to testify before a new court for KLA crimes "have already been killed."
The Swiss senator and former Council of Europe (CoE) Special Rapporteur, spoke a day after the killing of Bedri Curri, a former KLA member and potential witness for the court. Curri's body was found last week near Glogovac in Kosovo.
Power Struggle Splits Kosovo Opposition Parties
Political observers in Kosovo predict the likely end of a "united" opposition in the country after two opposition parties drafted a cooperation agreement without the presence of the third, the Vetevendsoje [Self-Determination] movement.
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Pristina court clears Gen. Bojovic of war crimes charges
The Appellate Court in Pristina acquitted Milovan Bojovic of war crimes charges for lack of evidence in a trial that followed his arrest by the Kosovo police.
The former Yugoslav and Serbian army general was arrested earlier in April.
Serbian General Wins Compensation for War Crimes Claims
Belgrade’s Humanitarian Law Centre has been ordered to compensate Serbian Army chief Ljubisa Dikovic for accusing him of involvement in war crimes in Kosovo and Bosnia.
Activists Interrupt Kosovo President's Inauguration
Opposition Vetevendosje activists threw tear gas to interrupt the inauguration of Kosovo's new President, Hashim Thaci, in Pristina on Friday.
The inauguration ceremony on the Skedenderbeu boulevard was briefly halted while the police arrested some of the perpetrators.
Hashim Thaci sworn in as Kosovo's president
Hashim Thaci was on Thursday sworn in as president of Kosovo, starting his five-year mandate.
The ceremony took place in the Kosovo Assembly, while the 50-minute inauguration, expected to be attended by 1,200 guests from 50 countries, will be held in downtown Pristina on Friday starting at 11:00 CET, the Kossev website said.
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Fahrudin Radoncic Trial Starts in Sarajevo
The trial of the leader of the Alliance for a Better Future for Bosnia, SBBBiH, Fahrudin Radoncic, his party colleague, Bakir Dautbasic, Dautbasic's partner, Bilsena Sahman, and a former employee of the US embassy in Sarajevo, Zijad Hadzijahic, started on Wednesday.
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Kosovo Opposition Put Street Protest on Hold
Following a meeting of leaders of the opposition coalition on Friday, consisting of Vetevendosje, Alliance for the Future of Kosovo, AAK and the Initiative for Kosova, NISMA, a protest planned for Saturday againt Hashim Thaci's election as President has been called off.
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