Serb warrant for British-born businessman

Police issued a search warrant today for a British-born former executive of Serbia-Montenegro’s main mobile phone provider, Mobtel, after he allegedly ignored an information request on a deal with a Kosovo telecom.

Patrick Harpur, who was managing director from mid-2003 until last week, had declined to give information to investigators about a 2003 agreement under which Mobtel sold its rights for Kosovo to a company in the province, police said.