UNMIK/PR/404

PRESS RELEASE - 3 November 2000

KTC Working Group Calls for Release of All Political Prisoners

PRISTINA – The Kosovo Transitional Council’s working group on Detainees and Missing Persons has issued the following statement:

“At the moment when the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia enters the United Nation with  full membership, we would like to reiterate the importance of the release of all political prisoners from Kosovo currently held in Serbia and of the re-establishment of democracy.

 “In light of this we express our satisfaction with the decision of FRY authorities to free Mrs. Flora Brovina as a first step in the long-awaited process.
 
“This working group, which includes members from the Kosovo Albanian and Kosovo Serb communities, considers that fair trials and due process of law according to international standards are fundamental tools to guarantee democracy and equality for all communities in Kosovo, Serbia and everywhere in the world.”