Serbia Seeks Handover of 3 Ex-Rebels in Kosovo
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Serbia has asked U.N. officials in Kosovo to arrest and extradite three former Kosovo Albanian rebel leaders to face trial for crimes allegedly committed during the 1998-99 war in the province.
Justice Minister Vladan Batic said Hashim Thaci, Ramush Haradinaj and Agim Ceku must answer charges of terrorism, armed rebellion and genocide.
Thaci and Haradinaj lead political parties in Kosovo; Ceku heads a local security force. A United Nations spokeswoman in Kosovo said the U.N. had not received the request, but she indicated that it would not hand over the three.
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