Skopje, 15 August 2024 (MIA) – Former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) member Blerim Ramadani has escaped from house arrest from the home of his relatives in the country.

Ramadani, who is from Kosovo, last month was arrested on the Kosovo-Macedonian border after an Interpol warrant was issued on Serbia’s request.

“A competent judicial body sent documents to the Interior Ministry to issue a central arrest warrant for B.R. because at this point, he is not available to the law enforcement bodies. The Ministry is taking measures to find the person,” the Interior Ministry confirmed to MIA. 

After being arrested on July 17 at the Jazhince border crossing, Ramadani was placed in 30-day extradition detention in a Skopje jail.

On August 1, a court ordered house arrest for Ramadani until August 16 in Skopje.

Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic during a visit to the Tabanovce border crossing on July 25 called on the Skopje authorities to extradite Ramadani to Serbia. The issue of his extradition was also discussed during the July 31 visit of Kosovo’s Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla to Skopje. He said Skopje should make decisions independently accusing Serbia of having tendencies to damage the relations between Western Balkan countries.

According to Kosovo media, Ramadani as a former KLA member is the third Kosovo national arrested by North Macedonia following a Serbian warrant. Gafur Dugoli and Tomor Morina were arrested in the past, but were soon released by a court. 

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