Ban Ki-moon backs Kosovo organ trade probe

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon forwarded to the UN Security Council Serbia's request for an investigation into the Kosovo human organ trafficking allegations.

(KosovoCompromise Staff) Wednesday, May 11, 2011

"I would like to use this opportunity to express my support to a thorough, unbiased and independent investigation into these serious allegations. The UN will offer its full support to such probe in case it takes place," reads the general secretary's letter to the chairman of the Security Council.

In the latest three-month report on Kosovo, which will be discussed by the UN SC on Thursday, Ban Ki-moon pointed to the need for a detailed, unbiased and independent investigation into human organ trafficking in Kosovo, a strong witnesses protection program and full cooperation of all sides.