Kosovo Interior Minister confirms leaving post after deportation of Turkish nationals

Ruling coalition partner – Alliance New Kosova (AKR) headed by Behgjet Pacolli – confirmed Tuesday that the minister of Internal Affairs, Flamur Sefaj, has answered to Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj’s request and left the position. Haradinaj asked last week Sefaj to resign for his involvement in arresting and deportation of six Turkish nationals suspected of their links with the Gulen movement.

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