EULEX searches home of former KLA commander

29/07/2010

PRISTINA, Kosovo -- EULEX police officers raided the home of Azem Syla, a former commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), on Wednesday (July 28th), as part of an investigation into the so-called Bllaca case. During a videotaped confession in November 2009, Nazim Bllaca said that he acted as an accomplice in murder, torture and threatening actions conducted by the Kosovo Intelligence Service, a faction believed to be close to the ruling Democratic Party. Bllaca then confessed that some of the orders came from Syla. He was not at home during Wednesday's search, but is to appear before the Special Prosecutor next week. EULEX investigators left the scene after confiscating some documents.

Meanwhile, an IT administrator working with the Kosovo government was arrested on Thursday in connection with the ongoing investigation of the ministry of transport and telecommunications. The suspect is accused of obstructing evidence collection. EULEX raided the offices of the ministry in April, as well as the home of Transport Minister Fatmir Limaj, amid allegations of corruption. (Express, Koha.net, Zeri, Koha Ditore, Kosova Sot, Express - 29/07/10; Kohavision, Top News, RTK - 28/07/10)