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Associated Press December 18, 2007 UN Official Being Probed Over Behavior Loses Kosovo Job -Schook, a one-star general, served with the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo before being named as the U.N.'s second in command in the province, dealing mainly with security issues. -In a sign of underlying tension...Serbs rallied in Kosovo's northern part, where most of the minority lives, protesting against Kosovo's independence and demanding Russia opens military bases in the province of some 2 million. PRISTINA, Serbia - A top U.N. official who is being investigated for his ties with Kosovo leaders left the province on Tuesday after being told his contract would not be renewed, a U.N. official told The Associated Press. Retired U.S. Army General Steven Schook's, whose term as deputy head of the U.N.'s Kosovo mission officially ends Dec. 31, will not be invited back to serve in the mission, a U.N. official said. The official gave no reason for Schook being asked to leave, and offered no details of the investigation. Schook told local media in September that the U.N.'s oversight office was inquiring about his relations with Kosovo officials including Energy Minister Et'hem Ceku, who spearheaded a multimillion-dollar project to build a power plant. Schook is also said to be close to Kosovo's former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj, who is accused by a U.N. tribunal of war crimes. Schook denied allegations of wrongdoing or impropriety, saying in September that he was guilty only of "loving his job." His departure on Tuesday could be linked, however, to his declared support for Kosovo's independence - a thorny issue to which the U.N. doesn't subscribe because of Russia's objection. Schook, a one-star general, served with the NATO-led peacekeeping mission in Kosovo before being named as the U.N.'s second in command in the province, dealing mainly with security issues. The U.N. official said the decision could damage the U.N.'s record in Kosovo, as the province inches toward declaring independence. The U.N. Security Council was discussing the status issue Tuesday, with Russia expected to support Serbia's request for more negotiations before resolving Kosovo's status. Ethnic Albanians have rejected holding more talks with Serbia. In a sign of underlying tension, some 3,000 Serbs rallied in Kosovo's northern part, where most of the minority lives, protesting against Kosovo's independence and demanding Russia opens military bases in the province of some 2 million. Kosovo formally remains part of Serbia, but has been run by the U.N. and NATO since 1999, when North Atlantic Treaty Organization airstrikes ended a Serbian military crackdown on ethnic Albanian separatists in the southern province. =============== Group Moderator: [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] page at http://magazine.sorabia.net for more informations about current situation in Serbia http://www.sorabia.net Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) http://radio.sorabia.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sorabia/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] mailto:[Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [Е-ПОШТА ЗАШТИЋЕНА] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
