A doctor dubbed the 'Turkish Frankenstein' in Kosovo for his alleged involvement in illegal organ trading has been arrested in Istanbul, the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX, said yesterday.
"EULEX can confirm that doctor Yusuf Sonmez has been detained in Istanbul by Turkish authorities yesterday," Kristiina Herodes, a spokeswoman for the EU rules of law mission EULEX, said.
"The arrest was carried out based on a warrant issued by the district court in Pristina in relation to the so-called Medicus case," she said, adding that EULEX prosecutors are working closely with the Turkish authorities in the investigation.