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“We had indications that there was a mass grave where the corpses of the victims were buried.” – Carla Del Ponte
Audrey Tilve, euronews:Carla Del Ponte, Swiss ambassador to Argentina and former chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, you were the first to raise the issue of organ trafficking. There was an investigation in 2003 that led nowhere. Can you tell us why?
Carla Del Ponte:This investigation didn’t go anywhere because Albania wouldn’t allow us to carry out our inquiries. There were also witnesses who absolutely refused to appear before the court. Another problem was that the allegations went beyond the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
euronews:EULEX, the EU police mission in Kosovo, have distanced themselves from the report by Dick Marty. Yet they are carrying out their own investigation into more recent organ trafficking in Kosovo. Are they under pressure?
Del Ponte:Yes of course they are under pressure because the report is a report by a European body. Now they have to investigate. The report has, in a way, given them a mandate to do so.
euronews:Do you think there is political pressure to hold up the investigation?
Del Ponte:If so, we will see it straight away because you must investigate in Albania. We had indications that there was a mass grave where the corpses of the victims were buried.
euronews:Mrs Del Ponte, one final question. Dick Marty is insisting on the need to protect the witnesses to bring out the truth. Have you been threatened since the publication of your book?
Del Ponte:I never received any threats after publishing my book but the protection of witnesses is very important. We have lost a lot of witnesses already. If we can’t protect them and can’t convince them to give testimony then it will be very difficult to establish any concrete proof.read more: euronews
Audrey Tilve, euronews:Carla Del Ponte, Swiss ambassador to Argentina and former chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, you were the first to raise the issue of organ trafficking. There was an investigation in 2003 that led nowhere. Can you tell us why?
Carla Del Ponte:This investigation didn’t go anywhere because Albania wouldn’t allow us to carry out our inquiries. There were also witnesses who absolutely refused to appear before the court. Another problem was that the allegations went beyond the tribunal’s jurisdiction.
euronews:EULEX, the EU police mission in Kosovo, have distanced themselves from the report by Dick Marty. Yet they are carrying out their own investigation into more recent organ trafficking in Kosovo. Are they under pressure?
Del Ponte:Yes of course they are under pressure because the report is a report by a European body. Now they have to investigate. The report has, in a way, given them a mandate to do so.
euronews:Do you think there is political pressure to hold up the investigation?
Del Ponte:If so, we will see it straight away because you must investigate in Albania. We had indications that there was a mass grave where the corpses of the victims were buried.
euronews:Mrs Del Ponte, one final question. Dick Marty is insisting on the need to protect the witnesses to bring out the truth. Have you been threatened since the publication of your book?
Del Ponte:I never received any threats after publishing my book but the protection of witnesses is very important. We have lost a lot of witnesses already. If we can’t protect them and can’t convince them to give testimony then it will be very difficult to establish any concrete proof.read more: euronews
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