Police have arrested nine people suspected of war crimes in the municipality of Zubin Potok.
According to the announcement, the arrests were made in the early hours of this morning as part of the operation codenamed "File 23".
It is known that the police operation is related to the case known as the "Group of Intellectuals".
"As part of the investigative actions related to the war crimes case, the Kosovo Police, namely the Directorate for the Investigation of War Crimes, supported by other specialized police units, by order of the Special Prosecution of the Republic of Kosovo, today in the early hours of the morning in the municipality of Zubin Potok, conducted the operation codenamed 'File 23'. As a result of this operation, nine persons suspected of committing the criminal offense 'War crimes against the civilian population' were arrested," the announcement states.
The mortal remains of 23 people suspected of belonging to the "Intellectuals Group" were found in excavations in Kalludra and Jabuka that began on July 27 and ended on August 21.
The "Group of Intellectuals of Mitrovica", consisting of 23 people, had been missing since April 1999, while among them were doctors, professors, lawyers and other professionals.
Nine war crimes suspects detained for 48 hours, military IDs, weapons seized
The Kosovo Police, in a joint statement with the Special Prosecution, announced that the nine arrested on suspicion of war crimes in the Municipality of Zubin Potok have been detained for 48 hours,
The announcement also states that after searches in several locations in the municipality of Zubin Potok, mobile phones, military ID cards, weapons, cash and other evidence were found and seized.
"Police investigators from the Directorate for the Investigation of War Crimes, supported by other units of the Kosovo Police, have carried out search warrants in several locations in the municipality of Zubin Potok. During the raid, the following material evidence was seized: nine (9) mobile phones; two (2) military booklets; one (1) long gun and one (1) hunting rifle; 7.65 mm caliber cartridges and hunting rifle cartridges; four (4) shells; cash in the amount of approximately 23,000 (twenty-three thousand) euros; cash in the amount of approximately 60,000 (sixty thousand) Serbian dinars; as well as other relevant evidence and materials related to the case," the Kosovo Police statement reads.
On Sunday morning, Kosovo Police announced that nine people suspected of war crimes were arrested in the Municipality of Zubin-Potok, as part of the operation codenamed "File 23".
It was also announced that the police operation is related to the case known as the "Group of Intellectuals".
The mortal remains of 23 people suspected of belonging to the "Intellectuals Group" were found in excavations in Kalludra and Jabuka that began on July 27 and ended on August 21.
The former Prime Minister of Serbia and the leader of the Serbian Progressive Party, Miloš Vučević, has reacted to the case, saying that the arrests were carried out unfairly.