Ramush Haradinaj, a former commander in the ‘Kosovo Liberation Army’ (KLA) turned politician, was charged with atrocities during the 1998-1999 conflict. Serbia considers the KLA a terrorist organization.

French police detained Haradinaj on arrival at Basel-Mulhouse airport from Pristina, according to sources who spoke to Reuters. He was reportedly travelling on his diplomatic passport. 

A statement by Kosovo’s foreign ministry, cited by Reuters, said Haradinaj “was stopped by French authorities based on an arrest warrant issued by Serbia in 2004, which for us is unacceptable.” The ministry added it was doing everything in its power to secure Haradinaj’s release.

"With these primitive acts, Serbia is not only hurting the spirit of the dialogue to have good neighborly relations, but is proving that it is a destabilizing factor in the whole region”, Edita Tahiri, Kosovo's minister for dialogue with Serbia, is quoted as saying by Reuters.

Haradinaj will remain in custody until Serbia makes a formal extradition request, a French appeal court said on Thursday.

We request from the French government to immediately release Ramush Haradinaj

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