REPORT NO. 405
         ON THE WIDESPREAD REPRESSION
         AND HARASSMENT PERPETRATED
           BY THE SERBIAN POLICE AND
           OTHER AUTHORITIES IN KOSOVA
           FROM  APRIL 12
           UNTIL  APRIL 19  1998

REPORT No. 405

ON THE WIDESPREAD REPRESSION AND HARASSMENT PERPETRATED BY
THE SERBIAN POLICE AND OTHER AUTHORITIES IN KOSOVA
FROM APRIL 12 UNTIL APRIL 19, 1998

THE EVENTS IN DRENICA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

APRIL 12:

SKëNDERAJ: Shooting and detonations were heard from the surrounded villages of
Açareva, Kopiliq, Broja and Llausha. In the center of Skënderaj fire was opened on the
house of Hasan Kadriu from the village of Likovc. The shots were fired from the
ammunition factory.
Esat Smakë Selmanaj (23) from Radisheva, was severely ill-treated at the police check-
point in Shipol.
Nuredin (1962) and Hajredin Deliu (1965) from Rezalla, were physically ill-treated at the
check-point in Marina. Their shop in the village of Marina was looted by the police. Due to
injuries suffered they had to ask for medical help.

APRIL 13:

SKëNDERAJ: Shooting was heard from different directions. An armoured car from the
ammunition factory left for the check-point in Marina. Many policemen headed for the hill
dividing Llausha and Skënderaj. Large police forces and many weapons were stationed in
this place. Shots were fired on the house of Fekë Feka. His family abandoned the house
and sought shelter elsewhere. Large police forces were stationed at the check-point in
Tërnavc. The area surrounding this check-point was mined. All the houses in this quarter
were abandoned. Policemen demolished and looted the houses. Many cars and tractors
were damaged. Xhafer Haxhiu died of a heart attack.

APRIL 14:

SKëNDERAJ: At about 3-4 a.m., many shots were heard. Airplanes flew over the region.
Avdi Qamil Loshi (26), a student from Padalishta near Skënderaj, was arrested in
Mitrovica. He was kept in detention for 2 days. He was physically ill-treated.
GLLOGOC: A military convoy accompanied by 4 tanks was seen heading for Klina.
Police intervened in the families of Rrustem, Fazli and Shaban Krelani as well as that of
Qazim Gorani (1945) in the village of Poklek. Personal data was taken for the men over
the age of 16. Qazim was interrogated about the male family members of Hysen, Ilaz,
Habib, Ramadan and Isuf Gorani.
On April 5, many missiles were shot from the local police station in Poklek i Vjetër. A
missile fell some 200 m from the houses of Qazim and Isuf Gorani.
Burim Xh. Leka (1981), a pupil with the "Leonik Tomeu" Secondary School in Gllogoc, was
physically ill-treated while traveling on the train from Peja to Fushë Kosova. He was called
a "terrorist".
Muharrem Bashota (1951), a professor with the "Skënderbeu" Gymnasium in Gllogoc, was
physically ill-treated at the check-point in Komoran. A book belonging to him was torn.
MITROVICA: Ismer (1969) and Ismail Mustafa (1969) from the village of Poklek i Vjetër,
were stopped by the police. On checking their identities they were physically ill-treated.

APRIL 15:

SKëNDERAJ: Musa Beqir Shala (17) from Buroja was beaten by the police until he
fainted. He was stripped and left on the road. Some pupils found him and took him to his
sister's place in Uça.
GLLOGOC: Petrit Bujupi (1980), Burim Garaj (1981) and Mentor Fazliu (1980), pupils with
the "Leonik Tomeu" Secondary School, were physically ill-treated by the police in Gllogoc.
Fatmir Garaj (1975) from Kishnareka was physically ill-treated by the police in Komoran.
MITROVICA: A military helicopter flew over Mitrovica.
VUSHTRRIA: From April 9 until April 15, the prisoners of Smrekovnica were forced to dig
trenches around the police check-points in Tërnavc, Klina e Epërme, Llausha and Turiqec.

APRIL 16:

SKëNDERAJ: Police continues to fire bullets in the direction of Albanian houses. The
house of Shaban Gucati in the village of Polac was hit.
GLLOGOC: Sylejman Idriz Dibrani (1970) from Gradica was arrested by the police in the
village of Dubovc near Vushtrria.
MITROVICA: 3 jeeps full of policemen came to Mitrovica. An equal number left for
Skënderaj.

APRIL 17:

SKëNDERAJ: Many shots were fired towards the surrounded villages in the Drenica
region. The house of Sherif Kastrati in the village of Buroja was destroyed. Police
continues to loot the abandoned houses. During the night, many villagers are visiting their
houses in order to feed the cattle. In the Kastrati quarter police looted 4 tractors. 5 tanks
were stationed in the area dividing the villages of Polac and Marina. Police fired rockets
putting a fire to the forest between Skënderaj and Polac. Due to the quick intervention of
some 20 villagers the fire was localized. 2 tracing bullets were fired from the ammunition
factory on the house of Rrustem Kadriu.
Fatmir Beqir Xani from the village of Polac, a teacher with the "Zenel Hajdini" Primary
School in Tërstenik, was stopped at the check-point in Marina and was physically ill-
treated.

APRIL 18:

GLLOGOC: The family of Dr. Hafir Shala, a physician, arrested on April 10 has no
information on his whereabouts.
MITROVICA: Many military vehicles from Mitrovica went to Skënderaj.
 

OTHER INFORMATION:

APRIL 12:

DEÇAN: Shooting was heard in the outskirts of the village of Dubovik.
During the protest walks, Zymer Alaj (1970) from the village of Drenoc was physically ill-
treated by the police.
In Peja, Mentor Hysenaj and Naser Kuçi from Deçan were physically ill-treated by the
police.
KAÇANIK: Shaban Mehmet Jakupi (1975), a mechanic living in "Ramadan Agushi" str. 84,
and Agim Nuhi Bela (1967) from the village of Bejlan were taken to the police station and
were physically ill-treated. According to their statement some 15 Albanians among whom a
woman were taken to the police station.
Police stopped, checked the identities of and physically ill-treated the following:
Kadri Brava from Hani i Elezit, Bekim Halil Lika (1976), "Rakoci" str. Kaçanik, Isamedin
Isak Kyçyku (1976), "Migjeni" str. (was beaten until he fainted), Naser Rizah Idrizi (1963),
"Ramadan Agushi" str., Ylber Salih Berisha (1978), "Emin Duraku" str. 19, (was sent to the
police station and was physically ill-treated). All the above mentioned suffered severe
injuries.
A policeman named Oliver seized 3 copies of the "Bujku" daily.
KAMENICA: During the protest walks, Bajram Pireva (1978) was physically ill-treated by
the police.
Valon Ahmeti was beaten by the police and was insulted on a national basis.
PEJA: During the police intervention in the city promenade, Dardan Nikçi (1954), a dentist,
Nevzat M. Kaliqani (1971), living in "Ramiz Sadiku" str. 75 in Peja and Besim K. Shala (18)
from Drelaj were physically ill-treated.
Sokol Selim Rugova (1960) from Rozhaja, who was on his way to visit his sister in the
village of Carralluka near Istog, was arrested by the police and was subjected to physical
ill-treatment.
Emin Rugova (1952), an activist of the LDK in Carralluka, was taken to the police station in
Peja and was beaten up by the police.
ISTOG: Naser Kabashi from the village of Gjurakoc, a professor with the Faculty of Civil
Engineering in Prishtina, was physically ill-treated by the police. He was ill-treated under
the pretext that he did not stop as told by the police.
MITROVICA: A plain clothed policeman recorded with a camera the people protesting.
LIPJAN: During the previous two days police prevented people from entering the town.
KAÇANIK: Daut Esat Shehu, a reporter of the "Bujku" daily, was handed a summon for
informative talks.
GLLOGOC: Shaban Bardiqi (60), his nephew Agron Bardiqi (23) and Jetullah Bardiqi (51)
from the village of Gradica, were attacked 5 unknown persons in Fushë Kosova. They
were taken to the police station in Fushë Kosova and were kept there for about 3 hours.
MALISHEVA: Fetah Rudi, a teacher with the "Asim Vokshi" Primary School in the village of
Panorc and an LDK activist, was stopped by the police and was provoked for about half an
hour. Zymer Rudi, Gani Bajrami and Hamëz Duraku, teachers with the very same school
were stopped and ill-treated.
PODUJEVA: 10 policemen raided in search for weapons the house of Gani Haxhiu in
Podujeva. He was taken to the police and subjected to physical ill-treatment. Gani had a
regularly issued document  that he had already handed the gun which was now being
sought from him.
Police raided in search for weapons the houses of Rrahman (40) and Naman Maliqi (37).
They seized an old hunting gun.
Large police movements were noticed in several villages of the Llapi region.
SUHAREKA: Four police vehicles paraded through the village of Mushtishta and were
stationed at the local police station. Large military forces were stationed in the village of
Luzhnica.
KLINA: Under the pretext of searching for members of the KLA, police intervened in many
houses of the village of Shtupel near Klina. The policemen demolished house furniture.
Arif Imeri and Gëzim Temaj as well as several members of Mehmet Berisha's family were
subjected to physical ill-treatment.
Due to the police repression many families have fled this village and were sheltered in
neighbouring places.

APRIL 13:

MITROVICA: Large military forces consisting of 21 trucks, accompanied by 3 tanks and 3
vehicles carrying anti-aircraft equipment left the military barracks in Mitrovica and were
stationed in the area between the villages of Frashër i Madh/Vogël and Pantinë. In the
village of Zabel Serbian soldiers built a camp. In the village of Kobaqevc maneuvers are
held. A plane flew over this region.
PRISHTINA: At about midnight, detonations and shooting was heard from the police
station in Kodra e Trimave. Police raided many houses and ill-treated those living in the
Jablanica road in the vicinity of the police station.
Police raided the houses of Zeqir Torra (1971), a mechanic, Sabit Maçani (1936), a
farmer, Vahide Sekiraça (1958), a housewife, and Rexhep Hoxha. Nazif Maçani (24), a
student, was arrested and subjected to physical ill-treatment at the police station.
Police raided the house of the Makolli brothers (Fatmir and Gëzim) in "Robert Gajdiku" str.
The two were arrested and subjected to physical ill-treatment.
Astrit (24) and Gëzim Gashi, students from the village of Çabiq near Klina; Safet Katsrati
from Balinca near Malisheva and Xhevdet Hetemi (1969) from Prishtina were physically ill-
treated by 6 Serbian civilians. Due to injuries suffered Astrit had to seek for medical help.
VITI: During the protest walks, police stopped and checked the identities of many citizens.
Sadik Haxhiu (1969), secretary of the LDK branch, was taken to the police station and was
kept there for more than an hour.
HANI I ELEZIT: Adnan Qamush Imishti (22) from Hani i Elezit, was physically ill-treated by
the police. Dritan Loku (1979), a pupil from Paldenica was arrested. He was taken to the
police station and was physically ill-treated by several policemen named Braca, Sasha,
Zoki and Dragan. Due to injuries suffered he had to seek for medical help.
Avni Hasallari, Ibush Shkreta, Setki Huneli and Nexhmedin Fida were taken to the police
station and were physically ill-treated.
KAMENICA: Police prevented citizens from protesting in the center of Kamenica.
PEJA: Large military forces accompanied by many tanks and armoured vehicles were
stationed in Lutogllava. Brahim Pelaj, a member of the presidency of the LDK sub-branch
in Radavc was arrested by 2 plainclothed policemen.
During the protests in Peja the following were subjected to physical ill-treatment: Agim J.
Lulaj (20) from Fusha e Pejës; brothers Naim (11) and Shpejtim Hajrullah Kaliqani (11),
Artur A. Tigani (1965), Ragip H. Loxha (1964) and Mishel R. Shabani from the Kapeshnica
quarter.
LIPJAN: At 12.25, police ordered the protestors to disperse.
PODUJEVA: Police raided in search for weapons the houses of Tahir (30), Shemsi (37)
and Ismet Ymeri (34); Xhelil Asllani (86) from Podujeva and that of Lutfi Muçolli, an LDK
activist in the village of Bajçina.
KAÇANIK: Xhelal Nazmi Gashi (1966), a jurist and member of the presidency of the LDK
branch in Kaçanik, was arrested and subjected to physical ill-treatment. He is still being
kept in detention. The pretext is unknown.
KLINA: Liman Demush Temaj (1954) from the village of Shtupel, was severely ill-treated
by 5 masked policemen. He was ordered to abandon his house. He was threatened with
liquidation. Due to this Liman and his family fled their house.

APRIL 14:

PEJA: At noon, police intervened against the participants of the protest walks. The
following were physically ill-treated:
Anton Gj. Kolaj (1975) and Pal Zef Kabashi (1975) from the village of Gllogjan; Elvis Xh.
Dulaj (1980) living in "Lazar Vuçkoviq" str. 5/A, Albert A. Muriqi (1981) "Bileqa" 7 and Ymer
Elezaj (63) "Sadik Stavileci" 63 from Peja; as well as Sami Ademi (1978), a student from
Banja near Peja. In the vicinity of the train station in Peja Ismet Isat Qaskaj (1980), a pupil
from Grabovc, was physically ill-treated. His jaw was broken. Armend B. Muriqi (16), a
pupil from Loxha, and 6 other Albanians of whom 2 from Lutogllava and one from the
village of Gërmnik near Klina were taken to the Rugova gorge, physically ill-treated and
forced to walk back to town. Brahim Pelaj, a teacher from Novosella and an LDK activist,
was taken for weapons to the police. He was summoned to the Security Center in Peja.
LIPJAN: Ramadan Bikliqi from Janjeva, a worker in the "Janjeva" fast food shop in Lipjan,
was summoned for informative talks to the local police station and was accused for
allowing the organizers of the protest walks to meet in his shop. Police prevented the
protest walks in Lipjan.
MITROVICA: A police inspector with a camera recorded the participants in the protest
walks. Shemsi Fejzullah Balinca (33), living in the "Ibri" quarter, was arrested, kept in
detention for more than 2 hours and physically ill-treated.
In the "Ibri" quarter, in the vicinity of the "Srpska kafana" cafe, shooting from automatic
guns was heard.
Unknown persons broke the window panes of the "Aziz Sylejmani" Primary School. The
school documentation was damaged. The school is situated in a quarter mainly inhabited
by Serbs.
FUSHë KOSOVA: Many buses were stopped by the police. Their plates were taken off in
order to prevent them from going to Prishtina.
KLINA: Fatmir Sokol Isaj and Faik Brahim Isaj (1981) from the village of Kaznik near
Malisheva, living in Çupeva e Poshtme, were stopped by two armed civilians, threatened
with guns and brutally beaten.
KAMENICA: Xhabir I. Rexha (1970), a bus driver from the village of Koretin, was physically
ill-treated by the police. He was ill-treated at the bus station in Gjilan.
GJILAN: A military convoy accompanied by tanks headed for Presheva.
PRISHTINA: Izedin and Abedin Ahmeti (1974), students from Klina e Mesme near
Skënderaj, were physically ill-treated, threatened and insulted by the police. The two
suffered many body injuries.
FERIZAJ: A police patrol intervened in the office of the "Mother Theresa" Charitable ë
Humanitarian Association in the village of Tankosiq. The policemen took the names of
those employed.
PRIZREN: Rizah Muçaj, Islam Osmankaj, Qamil Nerinvaj, Skënder Musaj, Miftar Muçaj
and Nikë Gigolaj from Lugishta e Hasit were summoned for informative talks and were
physically ill-treated under the pretext that on March 22, they had organized elections in
their village and had collected aid for the people in the Drenica region.
MALISHEVA: Serbian police at the check-point in Kijeva have been preventing villagers
from working on their fields. They also closed down the "Llapashtica" private mill in Kijeva.

APRIL 15:

PEJA: At about 12.20 p.m. in downtown Peja, police took a group of youngsters to the
military barracks in Peja. 10 min. later, police arrested Muhamet M. Nikçi (1962), a
veterinarian from Bllagaj, Rizah Q. Bilalli (1965), a worker with the Factory of Spare Parts
in Peja, Arben N. Lezi (1981) from Suhareka, a pupil with a secondary school in Peja, and
another person. They were taken to the Rugova gorge and severely ill-treated. They were
forced into the Bistrica river. Due to injuries suffered they had to seek for medical help.
Dukagjin Sh. Kasapi (16), a pupil living in "Miladin Popoviq" str. 174, was physically ill-
treated.
VUSHTRRI: Qazim Ademi, principal with "Marin Beçikemi" Technical School in Vushtrria,
Ferat Përçuku, principal with the primary school in Samadrexha, Xhafer Arifi and teachers:
Veton Zekolli and Naip Azemi were summoned to the police station in Vushtrri and ordered
to report again the next day.
Rifat Behram Gërguri and two other Albanians were arrested and physically ill-treated after
the protest walks. Due to injuries suffered, Rifat had to seek for medical help.
LIPJAN: Police and some civilians prevented the protest walks in the main street. Many
were arrested and physically ill-treated in the neighbouring streets. A police inspector ran
over several protestors some of whom suffered injuries. Alban Matoshi (1985), a pupil with
the "Vëllezërit Frashëri" Primary School, was among them.
MALISHEVA: Prior to the protest walks, large police forces from Rahovec and Suhareka
patrolled on the roads towards Prishtina and Suhareka (in the vicinity of the Malisheva
Spa). They stopped and checked the identities of many passers-by for an hour.
FERIZAJ: A military convoy consisting of 8 trucks and two other vehicles passed through
the village of Tankosiq. In the village of Varosh, police raided the house of and arrested
Rexhep Feriz Hetaj, Rufki Hetaj and their brother-in-law Arsim Dërguti.
PRIZREN: Bekim Thaçi, a teacher, Mestan Hodaj, a worker, and Gjok Dushi all from the
village of Nashec were arrested, severely ill-treated and sentenced to terms of 20 days of
imprisonment for collecting humanitarian aid for the people in the Drenica region.
In Planeja, police raided the houses of Alush Maloku and Muhamet Kadri Shigjetiqi (1964).
Ymer Alush Maloku and brothers Muhamet, Ismet, Bajram and Reshit Kadri Shigjetiqi
were arrested. The very same were beaten up in the presence of their family members.
Fatime Shigjetiqi (80), mother of the 4 arrested, died due to the shock suffered.
In Landovica, police took Azem Gashi for informative talks.
Zarija Nikoliq, compulsory principal with the "Emin Duraku" Primary School, ordered
Albanians not to conduct classes during the following week, even though he has no
competence for classes in Albanian.
RAHOVEC: Bajram Sadik Kastrati from the village of Drenoc was arrested by Serbian
soldiers who have been training at the place called "Çeli". He was tied up, physically ill-
treated and taken to the military barracks in Gjakova. He was ill-treated until 10 p.m., and
interrogated on whether he is a member of the KLA.
GJILAN: Adem Isufi (1952), a teacher with the primary school in Cërrnica, and Vehbi
Salihu (1957), an engineer living in "Bojana" str. 7 in Gjilan, LDK activists, were
summoned for informative talks regarding their political activities, parliamentarian elections
and for collecting aid for the people in Drenica.
VUSHTRRI: Large police forces shot at random while passing through the villages of
Stanoc i Poshtëm, Bivolak and Strovc. A police helicopter flew low over the village of
Pantina.
KLINA: Hysen A. Asllanaj (1948) from the village of Cerovik was arrested by two
policemen at the check-point in Kijeva. He was physically ill-treated and taken to the local
police station. On being interrogated on the activities of the KLA he was released.

APRIL 16:

GJAKOVA: Since 1 a.m., shooting and bomb blasts were heard from the bordering region
with Albania. The shooting continued for 12 hours and caused concern among the
inhabitants of the Reka e Keqe region and the town of Gjakova.
KLINA: At about 10 p.m., in the village of Gllareva, fire shots were heard coming from the
house of Dan Beqir Balaj, a forester with the Forest Economy in Klina, who had been
qualified as a "Loyal citizen of Serbia" by Serbian media. The very same informed that
wounded Dan was taken for medical treatment in Klina, Peja and Prishtina.
Military forces paraded through the villages of Zaim, Deiq, Videja, Jagoda, Krusheva e
Madhe and Budisalc. These were stationed in Deiq and at the agricultural airport in
Budisalc.
In downtown Klina, police arrested Zef Matë Quni (1975) from Deiq. He was taken to the
police station and brutally tortured for participating in protests.
DEÇAN: A police convoy consisting of 7 vehicles and an armoured car went towards the
village of Irzniq. Later on, it returned to Deçan.
From a deserted house in the vicinity of the Health Care Center in Deçan policemen took
photos of the terrain.
OBILIQ: Fatmir Mulaku, Shukri Ademi and Shaqir Xhaferi, teachers with the "Hasan
Tahsini" Technical Secondary School, were taken to the police station and interrogated on
the protest walks in Obiliq. They were ordered not to participate again in such protests.
PODUJEVA: Large police forces were stationed in the outskirts of the town.
VUSHTRRI: Police ill-treated the following pupils:
Ruzhdi Igrishta from Vushtrri, Kadri Rama and Fatmir Beqiri from Nevolan and Blerim
Lahu from Galica.
Afrim Azemi (1971) from Mihaliq, currently living abroad, was summoned for drafting.
ZHUR: Mustafë Bislimaj and Asllan Fanaj from the village of Kobaj were summoned for
weapons and collecting humanitarian aid for Drenica.
VITI: Police arrested and severely ill-treated Nazim Selimi (1937), a carpenter from
Gërmova, when he handed in a document stating that his son is a pupil with the "Kuvendi i
Lezhës" Secondary School.
KAÇANIK: Police searched for weapons at the house of Nexhadi Ajet Luta, a teacher, in
the village of Ivaja.
HANI I ELEZIT: Serbian soldiers fired bullets towards the car of Sali Tefik Vila from Hani i
Elezit. The lives of his two sisters and 4 children were endangered. The soldiers checked
the car and "apologized". On his return, soldiers shot and "apologized" again.
Soldiers shot towards two youngsters passing the river, as well as in the vicinity of the
border with Macedonia.
Ismet Imishti from Lagja e Re in Hani i Elezit was taken for informative talks.
SUHAREKA: Shefket Trolli, a student from Dragaçina, was stopped by the police in the
village of Duhla. He was ill-treated.
GJILAN: Ejup Uruqi (1958), principal with the "Zenel Hajdini" Primary School in Bresalc,
was summoned for informative talks regarding the collection of humanitarian aid for the
Drenica region as well as his educational and political activity.
MITROVICA: At the check-point in Shipol, police physically ill-treated Enver Milazim Baliu
(30) and Gjylazim Ajet Baliu (22) from Kopriva.

APRIL 17:

MITROVICA: 13 trucks full of soldiers accompanied by 5 tanks left the military barracks in
Mitrovica and headed for the villages of Frashër, Pantina and Akrashtica.
PRIZREN: At about noon, police blocked the main street and provoked the protestors.
Police requested from the principal with the "Mithat Frashëri" Primary School in Krajk to
remove the name of the school.
FERIZAJ: Selim Kashtanjeva (80) from Nerodimja e Ulët was taken for informative talks
for participating in the protests. In the end police requested from him to hand in a gun.
VUSHTRRI: 7 trucks, 6 armoured cars and 4 cannons left Frashër and headed for
Pantina, Akrashtica and Karaçeva. In the vicinity of Karaçeva, Serbian soldiers have been
training and breaking into houses. They have been causing panic and frightening children
as they go to school.
Qazim Rekaliu, an activist of the LDK in Stanoc i Poshtëm, was summoned for informative
talks and ordered to report again 2 days later.
KLINA: An armoured car and 12 vehicles without plates left Klina and headed for Gllareva.
LIPJAN: In Hani i Elezit, at the border cross with Macedonia, police stopped Feim Shabani
(1973), a farmer from Gadime e Epërme. He was interrogated and physically ill-treated
under the pretext that he was going to participate in "military training". They seized his
passport and forced him back.

APRIL 18:

DEÇAN: The situation in the district of Deçan continues to be very tense and is
deteriorating. Large police and military movements were noticed during the past week. Fire
shots were heard between the villages of Gllogjan and Dubrava. Police forces
accompanied by an armoured car headed for Irzniq. A part of the population of Dubrava
deserted their houses.
MITROVICA: Soldiers are training in the vicinity of "Bair" quarter and in the villages of Pirq,
Verrnica and Vaganica. The cannons of the tanks are pointed at the houses of the
villagers.
In the vicinity of Sitnica river, Hajzir Demir Aliu (25) from Ceraja was physically ill-treated by
police under the pretext of being one of the organizers of the protests in Mitrovica.
In the "Tavnik" quarter, police raided the house of Muharrem Dibran Avdiu (46). 20 boxes
of cigarettes were looted from him.
Under the same pretext, police raided the house of Bajram Mehmet Rrudhani (80), but
failed to find any cigarettes.

APRIL 19:

DEÇAN: A military convoy consisting of 13 trucks full of soldiers and 9 cannons were
stationed at the place called "Podi i Gështenjave". The families of Sylejman Syla, Selim
Lokaj, Xhemajl Dukaj, Skënder Aliçkaj, Rexhep Selmanaj, Nazmi Selman Musaj, etc., fled
this place and headed for the other villages of Deçani district.
Heavily armed policemen left Deçan and headed towards the village of Irzniq.
Two policemen named Miladin and "Buki" forced Selman Dukaj, a taxi driver, to take them
to Gllogjan, where according to Serbian media the KLA had taken hostage the following
Serbs: Mijat Stojanoviq and Dragosllav Stojanoviq from Dubrava, as well as Veselin
Stijoviq from the village of Dashinoc - the three policemen serving in Gjakova. The three
had tried to mine their houses for propagandistic effects. The KLA released them after the
mediation of IRC.
FERIZAJ: A military convoy paraded through the "Prizreni" road. At a moment, the soldiers
got off the trucks and took positions on both sides of the road pointing their guns towards
the Albanians' houses.
KLINA: Two military convoys consisting of 18 trucks, 11 tanks, 8 APCs and many other
vehicles were stationed at the "Malishgani" Agricultural Combine in Klina. From this point,
they can survey most of the territory in the district of Klina. Some vehicles with policemen
passed through Klina and headed for Skënderaj.
PRISHTINA: Enver Makolli (1963), a shoe-maker living in "Kodra e Trimave" quarter, was
taken to the police station and physically ill-treated. Due to injuries suffered, he had to
seek for medical help.

DELAYED INFORMATION:

GJILAN: On March 22, Xhymshit Osmani (1955), a professor, LDK activist and a former
political prisoner living in "Prishtina" st.1/2, was arrested in front of the police station and
taken for informative talks. Police inspector Goran Stamenkoviq interrogated him on his
activities and on the present situation in Kosova.
On April 2, police inspector Stanisllav Karaxhiq, accompanied by 2 policemen, searched
for Hajredin Zeqiri from Cërnica. On August 28 1991, he deserted the Yugoslav army.
Failing to find him, they arrested his brother Zijadin (1963), a typist. He was sent to the
police station in Gjilan, physically ill-treated, insulted on a national and family basis and
threatened.
On April 7, a Serbian civilian threatened with a gun Muhamet Isufi (1967), a merchant
living in "Musa Zajmi" st.36.
On April 10, Serbian policemen physically ill-treated Ruzhdi Selishta (1971), living in
"Qenar Çeshme" st. He was accused of participating in the protests and of being a
supporter of Adem Jashari.
PRISHTINA: On April 4, two policemen stopped, checked the identity of and physically ill-
treated Zijadin Rizah Makolli (1980) living in "Bledi" st.
On April 9, Sejdi Peshku, Arben Peshku and Hysri Haziri - the three from Barileva, were
stopped by the police in "Dragodan" quarter, insulted and physically ill-treated under the
pretext that they had come to Prishtina in order to participate in the protests.
After the protests, an unknown person physically ill-treated Xhabir Musa from Barileva. He
suffered body injuries.
SUHAREKA: On April 5, the Serbian Run District Court sentenced Zenel Abazi (1978)
from the village of Mushtisht to a prison term of 7 days, as he refused to respond to a
drafting summon sent to him on March 5, 1996. He was immediately sent to serve the
prison term in Prizren.
OBILIQ: On April 7, three policemen fired bullets in the vicinity of the school in Palaj. Two
masked policemen, among whom Sasha Nikoliq from Obiliq, physically ill-treated Nuhi
Adem Çerkezi.
On April 9, during the protest walks in Prishtina, Sejdi Kelmendi (1972) from Hamidia was
physically ill-treated.
LIPJAN: On April 8 and 10, Ali Gashi (1958), an economist from Sllovia, was taken for
informative talks regarding his participation in the protests in Lipjan. He was fined by the
Serbian Run District Court.
PRIZREN: On April 10, policemen arrested Ramadan Zogaj from Dushanova, living in
"Bulevardi i Rinisë" str. 152, temporarily employed in Switzerland. At the Security Center in
Prizren, he was interrogated on the activity of the National Movement of the Republic of
Kosova, collection of aid for the Drenica region and for the taxes paid by our compatriots in
Switzerland. He was charged of being an organizer of the protests in Switzerland and was
ordered to report again on April 13.
VITI: On April 10, Emrush Azemi (1965) from Mogilla, unemployed, member of the
Presidency of the LDK Youth Forum in Vitia, was summoned to the Security Center. Police
inspectors Krsta Marinkoviq and Jakov Jakovleviq interrogated him on his political activity
and the current situation in Kosova. Emrush was threatened not to report his case to the
sub-CDHRF. He was ordered to report again on April 15.
DEÇAN: On April 11, fire shots were heard at the refugee settlement in Baballoç. The
shots disturbed the villagers of Baballoç, Gramaqel, Dubrava, Irzniq, Rastavica, etc. Many
were forced to flee their houses.
In downtown Deçan, police stopped the car driven by Ajet K. Kuçi (1976) accompanied by
Naser M. Kuçi (1976) and Xhevat S. Kuçi (1974) - all from Deçan. They were thoroughly
checked and threatened.
VUSHTRRI: On April 11, at the check-point in Nedakoc, police stopped the bus and forced
out Lulzim Beqiri (1974) from Oshlan. He was severely ill-treated. Due to injuries suffered,
Lulzim had to seek for medical help.
PODUJEVA: On April 11, police searched for weapons at the house of Lutfi Muçolli from
Bajçina. He and his two sons were ordered to report to the police station in Podujeva on
April 13.

Prishtina, April 19, 1998                    Information Center