Lawyer of arrested Kosovo-Metohija Serb wants Kurti as defence witness

KOSOVSKA MITROVICA - The lawyer of a Kosovo-Metohija Serb arrested by the Pristina authorities wants Pristina's PM Albin Kurti to appear in court as a defence witness in his client's trial.

In a statement to Tanjug, lawyer Dejan Vasic said Dragisa Milenkovic was suspected of war crimes allegedly committed in Kosovo-Metohija in 1998 and 1999.

Vasic's request for Kurti to be named a defence witness was filed during Wednesday's hearing of Milenkovic before a Pristina court.

Vasic said he believed Kurti would accept the request.

"For his part, Kurti should say a few words about the suspect's credibility and his treatment of the current PM and former detainee Albin Kurti, whom he kept company while he was in a cell and brought him books to read, and with whom he spent a lot of time in conversations," Vasic said.

Milenkovic was arrested by the so...