Fraud probe nets Kosovo officials

Mr Haradinaj (centre) has been in custody since 2005 in The Hague

Police in Kosovo have arrested an adviser to the province's prime minister and a local bank director, in a corruption investigation.

They also raided an office of the Alliance for the Future of Kosovo (AAK). It is led by former Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj.

He is on trial in The Hague for war crimes against Serbs.

The investigation is focusing on funds raised to help pay for Mr Haradinaj's legal costs.

The two arrested men were named as Jahja Lluka, adviser to Prime Minister Agim Ceku, and Milazim Abazi, head of Kasabank.

The public fund for the defence of Mr Haradinaj is said to total $10m (£5.2m) and police are investigating allegations of money-laundering.

The AAK criticised the raids as an attempt to destabilise the province while Mr Haradinaj is on trial at The Hague.

The raids were carried out by a joint police force - the international force under the UN mission (Unmik) and local police.