Ramush Haradinaj

A French court decided to postpone its decision on whether to free former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj or to send him to Serbia to face trial on war crimes charges.

PARIS/PRISTINA - Ramus Haradinaj, a former indictee of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), on Wednesday appeared for a hearing before a French court, with a decision on his potential extradition to Serbia due on February 9, Pristina media reported.

The hearing, which began at 11 am, ended in less than 30 minutes, the IndeksOnline portal reported.

Former KLA commander and former Kosovo PM Ramush Haradinaj was questioned before a French court on Wednesday.

But the court is yet to make its decision on further actions in the case, according to Albanian language website IdeksOnline.
Tanjug is reporting that the decision will be made on February 9.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said that the case of former KLA commander Ramush Haradinaj represents "a test for Europe."

BELGRADE - Although there is a possibility of Alliance for the Future of Kosovo leader Ramus Haradinaj being tried by the special court for crimes committed by the "Kosovo Liberation Army", he cannot be extradited because the court is still in the process of formation and has not requested his extradition.

Pristina keeps an inferior and servile official position to Belgrade, Ramush Haradinaj has said.

The Kosovo Albanian politician, who heads an opposition party and was in the past a commander of the KLA ("Kosovo Liberation Army"), said this during a telephone interview for AFP.

Former premier and ex-guerrilla commander Ramush Haradinaj, who was arrested in France over Serbian war crimes allegations, accused Belgrade of abusing the law by seeking his extradition.

BELGRADE - The Specialist Prosecution Office for Kosovo war crimes committed has neither issued, nor requested a warrant for the arrest or extradition of Ramush Haradinaj.

This is what the head of the office, David Schwendiman, has told Belgrade-based newspaper Vecernje Novosti.

The Specialist Prosecution Office for Kosovo war crimes committed has neither issued, nor requested a warrant for the arrest or extradition of Ramush Haradinaj.

This is what the head of the office, David Schwendiman, has told Belgrade-based newspaper Vecernje Novosti.

According to Deutsche Welle, talk about the possibility of France extraditing Ramush Haradinaj to the Special Court for KLA crimes is growing louder.