REPORT NO. 410
         ON THE WIDESPREAD REPRESSION
         AND HARASSMENT PERPETRATED
           BY THE SERBIAN POLICE AND
           OTHER AUTHORITIES IN KOSOVA
           FROM  MAY  3
           UNTIL  MAY  10, 1998

REPORT No. 410

ON THE WIDESPREAD REPRESSION AND HARASSMENT PERPETRATED BY
THE SERBIAN REGIME AND OTHER AUTHORITIES IN KOSOVA
FROM MAY 3 UNTIL MAY 10, 1998

MAY 3:

RAHOVEC: After the protest walks in Prizren, Xhabir Abazibra from Rahovec was severely
ill-treated. He was insulted on a national basis.
PODUJEVA: Police surveyed the area in the vicinity of the forests of Lapashtica and
Popova. Police forces were stationed in the vicinity of the "Besiana" motel. Shooting was
heard from here. All traffic on the road from Prishtina to Nish was stopped. An armored car
left the village of Lluzhan and paraded through the roads of the town.
MITROVICA: Serbian civilians provoked Albanian protestors. Many citizens were
threatened by the police.
Police seized the ID's of Hasan Bajram Bajraktari (23), Afrim Muhamet Bajraktari (20) and
Xhevdet Sadri Ceroviku (23). They were ordered to report to the police station.
Smajl Sheremet Selimi (40) from Shipol was physically ill-treated at the police check-point
in Nedakoc.
Rrustem Reci was ill-treated at the check-point in Shipol.
PRISHTINA: Police searched for Avni Bajqinovci (1963), a technician from the village of
Bellaqevc, living in "Bregu i Diellit" quarter, I/10. Avni has been living abroad for more than
4 years.
PEJA: Policemen in the village of Raushiq stopped Jahir U. Dreshaj, a teacher from Vrella,
and Nezir Krasniqi from Turjaka. The two were physically ill-treated in the presence of
family members.

MAY 4:

PODUJEVA: A group of 15 policemen raided the houses of Selman Mehana from
Podujeva and Kamber Avdiu from Dobratin.
Selman Mehana, Hilmi Kamber Avdiu and Ahmet Latifi, a bill collector of the Financing
District Council, were arrested and physically ill-treated.
Police raided the house of Shashivar J. Jashari in the village of Lumëmadh. He was
arrested and physically ill-treated. Later on, Shashivar was released. The others are still in
detention.
MITROVICA: 6 military jeeps left Mitrovica and headed for Zubin Potok.
The Serbian neighbors of Bashkim Xhemë Kabashi (33), broke the window panes in his
house in "Kroi i Vitakut" quarter.
VUSHTRRI: Ramadan Aliu from Strofc and Naim Shuti from Oshlan were arrested and
physically ill-treated. In the police station, they were interrogated on the KLA and Drenica.
Ismet Hysen Maxhuni (36) was arrested by 3 policemen and sent to serve a prison term of
30 days for illegal arm-possession.
LIPJAN: 15 policemen searched for weapons in the house of Vesel Bytyçi in the village of
Okllap.
Muharrem Tërpeza (1941) from Ribar i Madh, was physically ill-treated by Milivoje
Raduloviq, the principal of the "Montazh Kosmet" enterprise. He was insulted on a national
basis.
FUSHë KOSOVA: Ramë Selimi, an activist of the LDK, was summoned for informative
talks regarding weapons. He was ordered not to leave his house.
PRIZREN: Fevzi Morina (1980) from Ratkoc and Qemal Thaçi (1979) from Rahovec,
pupils with the "Luçiano Motroni" Secondary School, were severely ill-treated by 2
policemen. Qemajl suffered injuries on his ear and had internal bleeding. Due to injuries
suffered he presented the medical report.
3 policemen severely ill-treated Albert Krasniqi (1979), a pupil with the "Gani
Çavdërbasha" Secondary School, living in "1 Maji" st. 46. He suffered injuries on his head
and feet.
After the protest walks in Prizren, in the vicinity of the "Shën Premta" church, Sinan
Mazreku from Dushanova and Avdi Qepërleku, "Ulqini" st., were physically ill-treated.
KAÇANIK: Some 20 policemen were stationed in the outskirts of Begraca. Policemen are
checking the identities of passers-by. Besim Sinan Luzha was physically ill-treated.
FERIZAJ: In the Llugaj quarter in Komogllava, 2 police vehicles and one armored car were
stationed. Villagers are provoked.
Zymer Asllani from the village of Jezerc, living in Ferizaj, was physically ill-treated by 2
policemen. He was threatened with a gun.
2 policemen intervened in the pool house in the ownership of Ali Shuqeri Rrahmani from
Komogllava. He was physically ill-treated.
VITI: Besim Bislimi (1975) was attacked by 2 unidentified persons. The attackers spoke
Serbian. He was hit on his back and while unconscious forced into a car. He was taken
towards the village of Gërmova, but managed to escape.

MAY 5:

FERIZAJ: 20 armed policemen paraded through the Ademaj quarter in the village of
Komogllava.
3 inhabitants of the Ademaj quarter were interrogated at the police check-point in Gërlica.
In the district Court in Ferizaj, the investigating process against Ibush Ademi from Ferizaj,
a bill collector with the Financing District Council, and Muharrem Çerkini from Zaskok, a
clerk with the local primary school, was initiated.
Rrahim Kryeziu from the village of Sazli was taken for weapons to the police station in
Babush. He was physically ill-treated.
2 police inspectors searched for Fadil Xhemajl Sylejmani and Fatmir Sylejmani, activists of
the LDK.
SUHAREKA: In the early hours of the morning, large police forces accompanied by 2
armored cars and several APCs were stationed in "Qafa e Duhlës" in the vicinity of
Grajçevc.
Some 30 policemen were stationed in Duhla. They are ill-treating passers-by.
Mergim R. Bujari was beaten-up in the vicinity of his house. He suffered severe injuries.
The very same happened to Beqir H. Bajraktari, who suffers from a chronic heart illness,
Ilmi Bllaca, Ibrahim Frangu, Rexhep Iballi (75), Bekim Pirku, Muhadin Suka (75), Qazim
Suka (65) and Ahmet Suka - all from Bllaca.
Police stopped the bus travelling from Bllaca to Suhareka and prevented the classes in the
primary school in Duhla.
Police damaged Ragip Zekolli's ID. Zekolli, chairman of the Educational District Council
and secretary of the LDK branch, was threatened.
Haxhi Sertolli, owner of the "Didi Tours" travel agency, and 15 passengers travelling from
Malisheva to Suhareka, were physically ill-treated by the police.
Haxhi (1975) and Zenel Elshani (1980) from the village of Ngucat were physically ill-treated
at the police check-point in the Carraleva Gorge.
PRIZREN: On May 4, Afrim Krasniqi (1979) and Mentor Bajram Paçarizi (1980), pupils
from Pagarusha, were arrested.
On May 5, Milaim Berisha (1979) from the village of Gurbardh, a student with the "Xhevdet
Doda" Pedagogical High School in Prizren was arrested. The three were interrogated on
the KLA and on the protests in Prizren. On being physically ill-treated they were released.
Police searched for Sedat Bajrami, a teacher with the "Mushnikova" Primary School. His
house was raided and he was arrested.
In the evening, large police and military forces were noticed in the village of Pirana.
MITROVICA: Shemsedin Osman Haziri (18), a pupil with the "Frang Bardhi" Gymnasium,
and Jeton Emin Haziri (18), a pupil with the "Hasan Prishtina" Secondary School in
Broboniq were physically ill-treated at the police check-point in Shipol.
Large police forces blocked the Mitrovica hospital.
The ID's of Shukri Shaqir Seferi (22), living in the "Kroi i Vitakut" quarter, and Afrim Jusuf
Gashi (23), living in the "Bair" quarter, were seized by the police. The 2 were threatened.
PRISHTINA: Large police forces accompanied with 2 armored cars were stationed
between the villages of Unitet and Lebanë. These forces surveyed the terrain, physically
ill-treated many passengers travelling to Podujeva and fined many bus owners.
Policemen besieged the house of Hasan Shala in the village of Unitet.
4 trucks full of soldiers and many vehicles with artillery paraded through Lebanë and were
stationed on the hills between these villages.
RAHOVEC: 2 armored cars and 2 APCs stopped on the cross-road between Sopniq and
Potoçan. They surveyed the terrain.
Some 20 policemen, in a show of force, paraded through the center of Zoqishta.
MALISHEVA: Haxhi Ukë Elashani, Zenel Selim Elshani, Baki Sefer Shala and Remzi Bahti
Gashi from the village of Ngucat as well as Ali Hazrolli, Driton and Ekrem Shurdhaj from
Banja were stopped at the cross-road in Duhla and were physically ill-treated. Police
seized a car radio from Haxhi.
PODUJEVA: After the shooting in the vicinity of the "Besiana" motel many Albanians were
physically ill-treated. Ahmet Latifi and Hilmi Ademi from the village of Dobratin and Selman
Mehana from Podujeva were arrested.
ISTOG: Brothers Zenun and Ramiz Sh. Haziraj from Orrobërda were taken for informative
talks to the police station. Ramiz was interrogated on his political activity and on the KLA.

MAY 6:

PEJA: Rifat Sadri Shala (30), a chemist from Baran, was killed in an ambush in the village
of Buqan. His brother, Ismajl Sadri Shala (40), a professor with the local Gymnasium and
chairman of the LDK sub-branch in Baran was severely wounded.
VUSHTRRI: 2 buses full of policemen accompanied by 2 vehicles were stationed in the
police cadet secondary school.
PRIZREN: On May 5, Petrit Gashi (1978) from Vërmica near Klina, Armend Thaçi (1979)
from Malisheva and Edmond Grabanica, pupils with the "Luçiano Motroni" Secondary
School were arrested. On being interrogated on the protests and their activity at school
they were released.
Agim Beqiri (1978) from Grejkoc, Mentor Trolli (1978) and Shefket Trolli (1976) from
Dragaçina, students of the Pedagogical High School, were stopped by 4 policemen. They
were taken to the post office and physically ill-treated. Mentor and Shefket suffered
injuries.
MITROVICA: According to Serb media, which refers to police sources, during an
exchange of fire in the vicinity of the bus station in Mitrovica, Milovan Nikoliq (24), a
policeman from Leposaviq, was killed. Policemen, Darko Ivaz (34) and Jovica Joviq (30)
from Mitrovica were wounded. A civilian, who was qualified as the attacker was killed, too.
His corpse was found in Rrahman Beka's house yard.
After the attack, police forces accompanied with armored cars surrounded the "Tavnik"
quarter. Bajram Fekë Jaha (36), Xhevat Hajdar Selmani (24), Bahri Ibish Sumiqi (25),
Fidaim Pajazit Hajrizi (26) and Ilir Halit Xhemajli from the "Tavnik" quarter and Skënder
Ferat Haliti (28) and Hamëz Mursel Hasani from Shipol were arrested. They were brutally
beaten by the police. Bajram suffered injuries on his head.
Hasan Salih Deliu (44) and Abaz Salih Deliu (36) from the "Qendra" quarter were arrested.
Shefqet Idriz Sinani (56) from the "Tavnik" quarter was physically ill-treated.
Police also arrested Rrahman Beqir Beka (63), his son Bajram Beka (39) and a guest of
theirs Imer Halit Pllana (64).
The house of Raif Musli Pllana (58) was raided. Raif was beaten-up in the presence of
family members. His son, Ismet (36), was arrested and his car was damaged.
Bashkim Vesel Bislimi (26), a paralysed person, was kept in detention for more than 7
hours.
Police arrested Abaz Sali Deliu (36), Ismet Raif Pllana (36), Dr. Nuredin Ajet Fazliu (43),
Agim Maliqi from Zhabar i Poshtëm, Izet Mehmet Ahmetaj (52), principal, Naser Miftar
Rrahmani (38), secretary, and Kadri Abaz Kuqanaj (39) from the village of Qubrel near
Skënderaj, a teacher with the "1 Maji" Primary School in Shupkoc as well as Rrahim Qerim
Abazi (41) from Zasella near Mitrovica.
There is no information on the whereabouts of Arsim Nazmi Ismaili (16), a pupil from the
"Bair" quarter. He left for school and ever since there is no news on him.
Unidentified persons threw blasting materials in the house yard of Xhemajl Zejnullah
Kabashi (60) in "Kroi i Vitakut" quarter.
7 policemen searched for Halit Rushit Barani (47), chairman of the sub-CDHRF in
Mitrovica. His house was raided and the identities of his family members were checked.
In the village of Shupkoc, 3 policemen stopped many vehicles. Sylejman Hetem Sylejmani
(43) from Reka, a taxi driver, brothers Behxhet (22) and Selim Rrahman Begu (20) from
Kaqandoll, living in the "Tavnik" quarter, and Lutfi Ramadan Aliu (18) from Vushtrria were
severely ill-treated.
Skënder Kadri Hajra (38) from Broboniq was severely ill-treated at the police check-point
in Shipol.
3 policemen severely ill-treated Blerim Ahmet Asllani (22), living in the "Bair" quarter. He
was ill-treated under the pretext that he participated in the protests.
Policemen were stationed on the cross-road in the vicinity of the green market. Many
passers-by were stopped and beaten-up.
PODUJEVA: 2 armored cars and 2 APCs were stationed in the vicinity of the school yard
in Livadhia. A police helicopter flew over the region. Snipers surveyed the terrain to the
West of Podujeva: Dobratin, Bradash, Llapashtica and Gllamnik.
PRISHTINA: A police helicopter flew over the village of Prugofc. Armored cars and other
vehicles full of armed policemen paraded through the "Jablanica" road. They recorded the
terrain.
Artan Ibrahimi (1979), a worker; Edmond Ibrahimi (1980) and Eldin Prestreshi (1982),
pupils, living in "Emshiri" st. no. 3 and 4 were physically ill-treated by a policeman named
Dragan.
RAHOVEC: Some 20 policemen accompanied with 2 armored cars and 2 APCs were
stationed on the cross-road near the place called "Rasa".
Many Albanians were stopped and ill-treated. Police surveyed the terrain towards the
villages of Drenoc and Senoc. Police seized a van and paraded through the town.
SUHAREKA: There were large police movements towards the villages of Duhla, Bllaca
and Bellanica.
Police and military forces were stationed in the vicinity of the bus station in Gelanca.
Vehicles and passers-by were thoroughly checked.
SHTIME: Some 50 policemen accompanied with an armored car and 2 APCs stopped in
Carraleva and ill-treated many passers-by.
Policemen, in Qafa e Duhlës, stopped the "Malësia Reisen" bus. All passengers were told
to get out of the bus and checked. A considerable amount of goods was seized. Agron
Baftiu, Arben and Agron Salihu, Lulzim Nushi, Bajram Jakupi, Bekim Qarri and Xhemajl
Tërshani were physically ill-treated.
FERIZAJ: A police squad accompanied with an armored car and 2 APCs stopped on the
cross-road in the village of Koshare. Policemen checked the identities of passers-by. Gani
Sallauka from Balaj was physically ill-treated. He was called a "terrorist". Due to injuries
suffered he presented the medical report.
MALISHEVA: 2 armored cars and 2 APCs paraded through the center of Malisheva. They
pointed their guns towards passers-by.
2 armored cars were stationed in the yard of "Hivzi Sylejmani" Primary School in Llazica.
Later on, they headed for Arllat.
Sami Topllana, principal of the "Lasgush Poradeci" Secondary School in Kijeva, was
beaten-up by the police. He was on his way to school.
OBILIQ: An armored car and 2 APCs were noticed in Raskova. On recording the terrain
they headed for Prishtina. 3 armored cars and 1 APC full of policemen headed for
Malisheva.
VITI: Naim Miftari (1967) from Sadovina e Jerlive was severely ill-treated at the police
check-point in Gërlica. He was told "you are all members of the KLA".

MAY 7:

RAHOVEC: 2 armored cars and 2 APCs were stationed in the outskirts of Rahovec.
Selami Zllanoga and Jemin Shala were brutally ill-treated by the policemen stationed at the
place called "Rasat".
FERIZAJ: 2 armored cars and 1 APC paraded through the town. Policemen pointed their
guns towards passer-by.
A police convoy headed for the villages of Zaskok, Gremë, Gaçkë, Baincë and Varosh.
After 2 days it returned to Ferizaj.
Refik Lutfi Zymberi (1975) was arrested under the pretext that he took photos of the
protests.
VITI: Hysni Ramadan Gashi (1952) from Begraca was stopped by the police. His identity
was checked and he was physically ill-treated. Later on, he was released but forced to buy
6 boxes of cigarettes to the policemen.
MALISHEVA: The houses of Shaban Salihu, Isuf Sahiti, Ahmet Azemi and Hajriz Azemi in
Sadovina e Muhaxherëve were raided. Shaban was arrested and kept in detention for
more than 2 hours.
Mentor G. Kryeziu (18) and Ibrahim S. Gashi (33) from the village of Mleçan were
physically ill-treated by police forces stationed in Llazica. Ibrahim was taking his mother to
a physician in Malisheva.
In Duhla, Hamdi Paçarizi, a student from the village of Dragobil, was stopped by the police
and physically ill-treated.
Police forces stationed in the vicinity of the wine cellar in Rahovec, stopped brothers Nuhi
and Avni Morina from the village of Drenoc. The two were physically ill-treated and
provoked. Avni, a pupil with the "Lasgush Poradeci" Secondary School in Kijeva, was
returning from the Gjakova hospital, where he had been operated from the appendix.
Police accused him for allegedly being wounded in fighting against the police. Avni had a
regularly issued discharge list from the hospital.
MITROVICA: Nexhdet Sadri Haxhia (22) from Rakosh and Xhevxhet N. Maliqi (20) from
Prekaz i Poshtëm, students with the Mechanical Engineering High School in Mitrovica;
Safet Salih Imeri (31) from Vojnika and Miftar Lushtaku (46) from Prekaz i Poshtëm, a
teacher with the "Skënderbeu" Primary School in Mitrovica were severely ill-treated at the
police check-point in Shipol. They were ill-treated as they were from the Drenica region.
Sadri Fazli Selmani (20), living in the "Ura e Gjakut" quarter, was stopped by 3 policemen
in the vicinity of the green market. He was physically ill-treated.
Naser Ali Hyseni (34) and Man Man Hyseni (33) from the village of Kaqandoll were
stopped near the "Qendra" tea shop and physically ill-treated under the pretext that he had
participated in the protests.
Hilmi Abdyl Hyseni (30), living in the "Bair" quarter, was stopped by the police in the vicinity
of the bus station and was physically ill-treated.
All suffered body injuries.
SHTIME: 30 policemen accompanied with an armored car and 3 APCs went through the
mass of protestors in Shtime. Police forces stationed in the villages of Carraleva and
Koshare stopped and provoked people going to the protests.
PRIZREN: In the outskirts of Prizren, police stopped the "Birllëku" bus. The identities of
passengers were checked. They were interrogated, provoked and ill-treated. Among those
ill-treated was Dalip Krasniqi (1968) from Domanik. His passport was seized.
In the village of Volljaka, Daut Krasniqi (72), Ahmet Krasniqi (62), Xhemajl Krasniqi (45)
and Sherif Krasniqi (38) from Drenoc were forced out of a taxi. They had attended the
funeral of Hamit Hoxha in Dushanova. They were provoked, severely ill-treated and
threatened with the words "we will kill you all".
KAMENICA: A unit of 12 policemen surrounded the "Busavata" quarter. They fired shots,
stopped and checked passers-by.
HANI I ELEZIT: Avni Muhabi Shtiti (1977) was sentenced to a prison term of 30 days. He
was immediately sent to serve the sentence as he did not stop as told by soldiers at the
border cross with Macedonia.
SUHAREKA: Samedin Lezi, a student, was beaten-up by police forces stationed in Duhla.
Police forces were also stationed in "Biraç" and in the vineyards near Suhareka and
Shiroka.
PODUJEVA: Police raided the houses of Sokol Rexhepi and Kamber Ademi in Dobratin
and that of Nexhmi Jashari in Obrança. Shukrije S. Jashari and Kimete I. Jashari, pupils,
were threatened with automatic guns.
KAÇANIK: Fadil Beqir Rakoci, a teacher with the "Emin Duraku" Primary School in
Gjurgjidell, and Selman Miftar Luzha, a teacher with the "Skënderbeu" Secondary School
in Kaçanik, were physically ill-treated by the police. They were caught carrying seals and
notebooks with the emblem, Republic of Kosova.
PRISHTINA: 2 armored cars and 4 APCs were stationed in the vicinity of the village of
Truda. Policemen took positions in the surrounding fields.

MAY 8:

PODUJEVA: A police and military convoy accompanied with 5 armored cars headed for
Prishtina. A police helicopter flew over the villages of Llapashtica, Bradash, Gllamnik,
Buricë, Lupç and Batllavë. The situation in this district continues to be very tense.
MITROVICA: Police raided the house of Sejdi Bislim Jashari (49) in the "Tavnik" quarter.
His uncle, Isuf Jashari was arrested.
Police entered into the house of Haradin Qazim Gashi (49) and beat-up his son Florent
(14).
Police arrested Bujar Bahri Haziri (24).
Sabri Bislim Jashari was left a summon to report to the police station.
Police interrogated Xhemajl Zejnullah Kabashi, living in "Kroi i Vitakut". He had accused
some Serbian neighbors of his for throwing stones on his house.
Milazim A. Arsllani, living in "7 Shtatori" st. no. 715, gave a statement to the Sub-CDHRF in
Mitrovica. Since March 14, his father's house in "Kroi i Vitakut" was 6 times attacked by
Serb neighbors. He bought the house in 1984 from a Serb named Steva Gallak.
VITI: Police vehicles were stationed in the outskirts of Sadovina. A group of 40 policemen
are checking vehicles on the road from Vitia to Gërlica. Many passers-by are ill-treated.
FERIZAJ: 20 policemen blocked the "Ispahan" tea shop. 6 were arrested. Among those
arrested is Sali Bytyçi from Mirosalla, a citizen of Bosnia. He was detained for 3 hours and
beaten-up by the police under the pretext that he fought against Serbs in Bosnia.
2 APCs and one armored car were stationed in the village of Koshare.
The number of policemen in the village of Tankosiq has increased.
SUHAREKA: Besim Kryeziu, Nderim Gashi, Milazim Gashi, Arsim Llapashtica and Argjend
Voci from Leshan and Tërrnja were physically ill-treated at the police check-point in Gjinoc.
The very same happened to Arsim S. Zenelaj at the check-point in Shiroka.
PRISHTINA: Zenel Ramadani (1975), a student of the Pedagogical High School and his
brother, Fadil Ramadani from Bellopoja were severely ill-treated at the local police station.
200 Serbian students blocked the entrance to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. This
was done in order to prevent Albanian students from returning to this faculty as agreed by
the 3+3 commission.
RAHOVEC: 2 armed Serbs from Hoça e Madhe, fired shots towards the house of Hajredin
Cena.
Begzat Vuçitërna was threatened while returning home.
Serbian policemen in 2 APCs surveyed the terrain in the outskirts of Rahovec. Many
houses were raided.
MALISHEVA: Police in search of members of the KLA raided the houses of Xhemajl and
Ramadan Limaj in Banja near Malisheva. Householders were ill-treated under the pretext
of helping the KLA.

MAY 9:

PODUJEVA: A military convoy comprised of 37 vehicles: armored cars, APCs and trucks
with heavy weaponry headed for Prishtina.
A police and military convoy accompanied with 5 armored cars paraded through the town
and headed for Prishtina.
PRIZREN: Since April 24, police forces were stationed in the "Korba-Commerce" private
enterprise in Kramovik, in the ownership of Fetah Kelmendi (1939) from Dushanova near
Prizren. Eversince this enterprise had to stop with its activities.
PEJA: Unidentified persons threw a bomb in the vicinity of the house of the Zajmi family.
No one was injured.
VITI: Police prevented the protest walks in Vitia.
VUSHTRRI: Faik Morina from Okrashtica was physically ill-treated at the green market in
Mitrovica and in the local police station.
Arben Ukshin Beqiri (16), a pupil, Agim Perquku (24) from Cecelia, and Musli Bali Musa
(20) from Samadrexha were taken out of the bus and physically ill-treated. Several
passengers were taken by the police and there is no information on their whereabouts.
The police commander in the village of Prelluzha accompanied with 3 policemen,
searched for weapons in the house of Rasim Ramë Islami, who is currently living in
Germany. His wife was ill-treated and beaten-up in the presence of family members.
MITROVICA: A convoy comprised of 15 police and military vehicles headed for the
Dukagjini plain.
Police is preventing the provision of food to the Drenica region. Police at the check-point in
Shipol stopped 45 tons of flour. The flour was being sent to Skënderaj and all documents
were in order.
At the police check-point in Shipol, Sheqer Ajet Ajeti (18) from Klina e Mesme, Ahmet
Mehmet Alloçi (26) and Fahredin Aje Alloçi (18) from the village of Çubrel were taken out
of the bus and severely ill-treated.
Latif Brahim Jashari (56), living in the "Qendra" quarter in Mitrovica, was arrested in his
shop.
An armored car was stationed in the outskirts of Broboniq.
SUHAREKA: At the police check-point in Duhla, Bekim Lumi, Dafina Bytyçi, Astrit Zekolli
and Fatos Lumi, pupils with the "Jeta e Re" Gymnasium in Suhareka and Sejdi Oruqi from
the village of Vraniq were physically ill-treated. Due to injuries suffered they had to seek for
medical help.
FERIZAJ: Selman Bedri Shabani from Gaçka and Isuf Tahiri from the village of Talinoc
were stopped by the police and physically ill-treated for participating in protests.
LIPJAN: Police brutally dispersed the peaceful protests in Lipjan. The following were
physically ill-treated: Burim Misini (1976) from Rufc i Ri, Feqrie Bajraktari from Bainca,
Mekibe Breznica and Burim Statovci from Dobraja e Madhe, Shukrije Asllani, a teacher
from Hallaç i Vogël, Ganimete Thaçi and Mirjeta Fazliu, pupils with the primary school in
Lipjan, Miradije Asllani, a professor with the secondary school in Lipjan, Ali Asllani from
Hallaç i Vogël, Adnan Hajrullahu (1982), a pupil, Xhemile Meziu (1978), a pupil from
Vërshec, and Lumturije Hajrullahu (1975), a pupil from Banulla. They all suffered injuries
and had to seek for medical help.
KAÇANIK: Ramadan Brahim Asllani (1957), a teacher living in "Ramiz Sadiku" st. no. 52,
was arrested by the police. He was interrogated and physically ill-treated. He was accused
of allowing the pupils to participate in the protests. 2 books with poems were seized from
him.
FUSHë KOSOVA: Habib Abdullahu (1967), a worker from the village of Vranidoll, was
beaten-up by the police in the vicinity of Sibovc.

MAY 10:

PRISHTINA: According to the "Montena Faks" news agency, on May 7, Bahri Fazliu was
killed in Plava (Montenegro), during fighting with Yugoslav military forces on the border
with Albania. He was qualified as a member of the KLA. A Yugoslav soldier was killed, too.
SUHAREKA: A police and military convoy (9 trucks, 2 armored cars and 2 APCs) paraded
through the center of Suhareka.
FERIZAJ: Ilir Murtezi (1978) was arrested by the police. He was interrogated, provoked,
physically ill-treated and forced to sign a statement.
RAHOVEC: Skënder Sh. Mazreku from Opterusha was physically ill-treated for allegedly
being a member of the KLA.

DELAYED INFORMATION:

KLINA: On April 10, Ilir Franë Selmanaj (1974), living in "Boro Vukmiroviq" st. no.2, was
arrested by two plainclothed policemen, named Goran and Dejan. He was accused of
smuggling weapons for the KLA and was physically ill-treated. The next day his cousin,
Anton Selmanaj, was arrested. He too, was severely ill-treated and threatened with
liquidation.
On April 25, police and military forces stationed in the agricultural airport of the
"Malizhgani" Combine shelled the village of Siqeva. The houses of Hisen Raci (1955) and
Tahir D. Desku (1928) were damaged.
On April 28, after the protests walks in Klina, Fatos Avdi Buqani (1981) from Dollova, a
pupil with the "Luigj Gurakuqi" Secondary School in Klina, was arrested by 4 policemen.
On April 29 and 30, Elizabeta Ndrecaj (1959), "Velko Vllahoviq" st. no.24, a book seller
and an LDK activist, was ordered by police inspector Zharko Stojanoviq to report for
informative talks. She was physically ill-treated and accused as one of the organizers of
the protests in Klina. She was threatened that if seen again in the protests "police would
break her bones".
On April 30, on the road from Kosuriq to Qallapek, police arrested Bedri Gashi (1972) from
Bokshiq and his cousin, Nexhat Rizah Lika from Grabanica. They were sent to the police
station in Çallapek and severely ill-treated under the pretext of sending medicine to the
wounded Albanians.
On May 2, a squad of 30 policemen intervened in the "Sag-Drini" enterprise in the
ownership of Sadri Godanci. 50 tons of flour and of other goods were seized. He was
accused of providing food to the terrorists. Police also seized a van full of goods estimated
to DM 1.500.
MITROVICA: On April 27, Emrih Isak Krasniqi (27) from Tërpeza was arrested in
Suhareka. He was interrogated on the KLA and physically ill-treated.
On May 2, Sefer Sadik Hajzeri (23), living in the "Tavnik" quarter, was severely ill-treated.
KAMENICA: On April 28, police looted DIN 20.600 and DM 1.600 from Refik Shabani,
owner of the "Agrounion" agricultural enterprise in Kamenica. All documents concerning
the work of his firm were in complete order.
On May 2, an armed policeman insulted and physically ill-treated Alban Rexhep Klaiqi from
the village of Koretin.
PRISHTINA: On April 30, Artan Marmullaku (1979) from Dush and Sulltan Gashi, students,
were arrested in Prishtina. They were kept in detention until April 31, insulted and
physically ill-treated.
On May 1, police inspector Zoran Vukadinoviq, stopped Ismail Gërbeshi (1957), a jurist,
and Agim Berisha, former workers of the Ministry of Interior Affairs. Their ID's were seized
and they were severely beaten-up by a group of 10 Serbian civilians. Due to injuries
suffered they had to seek for medical help.
FERIZAJ: On April 30, Islam Hetemi (52) from Komogllava was brutally beaten at the
police check-point in Gërlica. He was ill-treated under the pretext that he is a "terrorist". On
being ill-treated Islam was released.
VITI: On May 1, Faredin Zuka from Smira was physically ill-treated at the police check-
point in Gërlica.
Qerim Osmani from Drobesh was taken to the police station in Vitia and was physically ill-
treated under the pretext that he obstructed traffic.
Hafir Rexhepi (1968) from Ballanca was physically ill-treated by the police in the outskirts
of Vitia. He was ill-treated as he had no driving licence.
FUSHë KOSOVA: On May 1, Destan Begaj was taken for informative talks and was
physically ill-treated. He was threatened to be summoned again.
OBILIQ: On May 1, Imer Hakif Gubetini from Breznica was brutally beaten-up at the police
check-point in Nedakoc.
On May 2, the very same happened to Xhevat Behrami.
HANI I ELEZIT: On May 1, Bajrush Topojani (1966) was arrested at the Hani i Elezit
border cross with Macedonia. He was immediately sent to serve a prison term of 30 days
in Lipjan. He was arrested due to illegal arm possession.
In the vicinity of Dimca, Haki Nesim Suma was physically ill-treated, while pasturing his
cattle. Soldiers threatened to liquidate him and the other children.
SUHAREKA: On May 1, Beqir Ndrecaj and Azem Bobaj were arrested by the police in the
village of Mushitisht. The two were taken to the police stations in Mushitisht and Suhareka
and physically ill-treated.
KAÇANIK: On May 2, Shiqeri Hoxha (1964) from Doganaj, a teacher and an activist of the
sub-CDHRF in Kaçanik, was stopped by 2 policemen in Prishtina, threatened and insulted
on a national basis.
PODUJEVA: On May 2, police searched for weapons in the house of Lutfi Muqolli in
Bajqina.

Prishtina, May 10, 1998                      Information Service