Kosovo opens investigation into extradition of Turkish nationals

FILE PHOTO: Kosovo's Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj talks during an interview with Reuters in Pristina, Kosovo, October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Hazir reka/File Photo/File Photo

PRISTINA (Reuters) - Kosovo authorities have launched an investigation into the arrest and extradition of six Turkish citizens, which activists said represented a violation of human rights, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said on Saturday.

The six Turkish nationals were arrested in Kosovo on Thursday, at Turkey's request, over alleged links to schools financed by the Gulen movement, which Ankara blames for a failed 2016 coup.