REPORT NO. 
         ON THE WIDESPREAD REPRESSION
         AND HARASSMENT PERPETRATED
           BY THE SERBIAN POLICE AND
           OTHER AUTHORITIES IN KOSOVA
           FROM  MAY  21
           UNTIL  MAY  14, 1998

REPORT NO. 414

ON THE WIDESPREAD REPRESSION AND HARASSMENT PERPETRATED BY
THE SERBIAN POLICE AND OTHER AUTHORITIES IN KOSOVA
FROM MAY 14 UNTIL MAY 21, 1998

More killed, wounded, arrested, kidnapped and ill-treated people, burnt, demolished, destroyed and looted houses, killed cattle are reported in Kosova.
On May 21, during the attack of the Serbian forces against the villages of Klina, Arben Aziz Halitaj (22) from Jashanica e Epërme was killed.
On May 22, Brahim Ahmet Ukaj (75) and Bajram Demë Kastrati were killed in their houses in the village of Zajm. The very same day, Isuf Rexhë Morina (45) was killed in the village of Grabanica, 4 Albanians were wounded, 11 houses were burnt and the "Azem Bejta" Primary School was shelled. Haxhi Sutë Fazlia (62) was wounded in Bokshiq.
On May 24, Serbian police and paramilitary forces killed Rrustem Zeqiri (26) from Bokshiq, a person mentally disturbed.
The villages of Zajm, Grabanicë, Dellovë, Këpuz and Çeskovë are kept under a complete blockade of the Serbian police and paramilitary forces. Grabanica, Dellova, Bokshiq and Zajm were turned into ruins and it is supposed that there are many casualties.
There are large movements of police and military forces.
Reinforcements are brought to the regions in which the clashes are happening and to the villages on the border with Albania.
The supplying of the population with food has deteriorated due to the police blockade. In Prishtina, police seized a considerable amount of goods from the "Mother Theresa" Humanitarian ë Charitable Association. In Gjakova, police raided the "Merturi" and "Niki" private enterprises and blocked the warehouses of the "Mother Theresa" Association. Many trucks loaded with goods were stopped at the police check-points on the border with Kosova.

MAY 21:

PRISHTINA: Foreign agencies which refer to the "Tanjug" news agency inform that a MIG 21 plane fell 20 km to the North-West of Prishtina. The pilot escaped unharmed.
In "Vëllazërim Bashkim" st., the traffic policeman named Vaske hit Hajrullah Kosumi (1936), a taxi driver, living in "Robert Gajdiku" st. 203/A, on his head. He was hit with the butt of the automatic gun, insulted on a national and moral basis and was called a "terrorist".
DEÇAN: The situation in the district of Deçan continues to be grave. There was shooting and shelling towards the village of Baballoç. The town continues to be blocked. Police and military forces are parading through the town in a show of power. The situation is very grave especially in the villages on the border with Albania and in Junik. Armed refugees are participating in the attacks against the Albanian villages. Weapons were taken to the Clothing Factory in Junik.
Agron Aliçkaj (42), a lawyer from the village of Carrabreg i Poshtëm near Deçan, was taken out of the bus at the police check- point in Baballoç and was arrested.
GLLOGOC: Police intervened in the PPK branch in Gllogoc. 5 copies of the "Bulletin" of the CDHRF were seized.
In the Bajraktari quarter, Ramadan Meha (56) from the village of Prekaz i Poshtëm was brutally beaten-up by the police. DM 100 were looted from him.
KLINA: In Krusheva e Madhe, one Serb was killed and two were wounded. According to the Albanian villagers of Krusheva these casualties are a result of an inter-Serb fight. In the meantime, Serbian police entered the Palushaj quarter. 4 houses were raided and demolished. A shop was burnt. Prenk Palushi, his son Kastriot Palushi and their neighbor Pashk Kabashi from Krusheva e Madhe as well as Filip Berisha from Dobërdol were arrested and physically ill-treated. Women, children and elderly are abandoning their  houses in Zllakuçan, Krusheva e Madhe and Budisalc. Large police forces were concentrated in Gjurakoc.
In Krusheva e Madhe, Arben Aziz Halitaj (22) from Jashanica e Epërme was killed.
RAHOVEC: In the vicinity of the cross-road between Prizren-Xerxa and Gjakova, police demolished and looted the house of Ibrahim Thaçi. His 7 member-family was sheltered in Rahovec.
FERIZAJ: At the Hani i Elezit border-cross with Macedonia, police under the pretext of weapons arrested Ramadan Baliu (1962), a teacher from Ferizaj.
SUHAREKA: At the police check-point in Duhla, police stopped the bus of the "Beni Tours" travel agency. All passengers were taken out of the bus. The following were brutally beaten: Haxhi Zogaj (1951) from Tërpeza (DM 70 were looted from him), Sabit (1981) and Besim Bajraktari (1981) from Bllaca, pupils with the Technical Secondary School, Cenë Gashi (1974) from Kijeva and Shefqet Rrustem Gashi from Sfërka. They all suffered injuries and had to seek for medical help. At the very same place police severely ill-treated Ejup Delijaj (1954) and his nephew Ilir Delijaj (1979) from the village of Javor. The 2 were going to Suhareka. Police stopped the bus of the "Dardania" travel agency and physically ill-treated the driver Muhamet Jashari and the ticket collector Vesel Jupaj.
In the center of Mushtisht, a policeman physically ill-treated many villagers of Sallagrazhda and Gjinoc. He entered the private bus in the ownership of Hysni Demiri and threatened the passengers with liquidation. In Leshan, Serbian civilians opened fire from automatic guns.
PEJA: In the District Court in Peja, began the investigative process against 23 Albanians indicted for "terrorism". The following were accused: Sokol Sadria (62) from Brovina; Avni Shala (23) from Loxha; Ukë Rexhaj (70); Astrit Morina (32); Luan (25) and Qazim Sejdijaj (55); Muhamet (32), Ali (80) and Shaban Rama (48); as well as Muhamet Rexhaj (33) from Ponoshec, the above mentioned are kept in arrest in the county jail in Peja, Ibrahim Rexhaj (59); Riza (38) and Hasan Alijaj (33); Hysen Duçi; Shaban Dula (27); Osman (54), Zymer (48), Nezir (45), Fehim (20), Driton (20), and Jeton Panxhaj (20) from Ponoshec, who are on the run, and Hasan Rama (41) from Ponoshec, who is in the Prishtina hospital. Those arrested were sent to a pre-trial detention of 30 days.
GJILAN: Sherif Muji (1970), a farmer from Bresalc, was arrested and physically ill-treated while waiting for his passport to be issued.
A group of policemen, under the pretext of searching for an unknown person, surrounded the house of Ramiz Abazi (1955), living in "Kosova" st. 56. A policeman pointed his automatic gun towards the bedroom of Ramiz's children: Muharrem (10), Iliriana (13), Rifat (16) Shqipe (18) and Ibrahim (20). They all suffered traumas.
SHTIME: During the protests in Shtime, police intervened and physically ill-treated Muhamet Qorolli from Rashnica, a teacher with the "Naim Frashëri" Secondary School in Shtime, Nazmi Hysenaj from Petrova, Basri Haziri from Lagja e Pajtimit, Ismajl Seferi from Shtime and Shqipe Vitia (16) from Lipjan, a pupil with the "Naim Frashëri" Secondary School in Shtime.
PODUJEVA: Florim Muçolli from Hertica, an activist of the LDK, was taken for informative talks to the police station in Podujeva.
MALISHEVA: More than 100 Albanian families cannot use their phones. Many citizens are not given their pensions. The work of journalists has become more difficult as they have to go to Suhareka to send information.

MAY 22:

PEJA: Large police forces armed with heavy weaponry were stationed on the hill over the villages of Gllogjan and Nepole. In the vicinity of the "Migjeni" Primary School in Gllogjan, more than 100 policemen took positions and opened fire towards the villages of Gllogjan, Nepole and Bokshiq. Teachers managed to evacuate their pupils and to shelter them in Gllogjan and Kosuriq.
Police and Serbian civilians shelled the villages of Grabanica and Bokshiq in the district of Klina. Many houses were burnt due to the shelling, or fire was set to them by the police. The women, children and the elderly, who fled their houses in the villages of Gllogjan, Nepole, Llugaxhi, Bokshiq, Dugajeva, Grabanica, Dollova and Çeskova, gathered in the yard of the church in Gllogjan. Many left for the village of Dushkaja, whereas the others went to Peja.
In the outskirts of Peja, 3 buses were stopped by the police and taken in front of the Security Center. The women and children were left in the bus. They had to wait there for more than 3 hours. More than 50 men were taken out of the bus and inside the police station. They were ill-treated and brutally beaten under the pretext of being members of the KLA. After 3 hours of torture they were released. Mark Simon Krasniqi and Marjan Hil Krasniqi from Nepolja; Frrok Fran Kabashi, Gjergj Prenk Kabashi, Mark Zef Thaçi, Agim Pal Koci and Agron Pal Koci from Gllogjan; Ali Binak Tigani and Bajram Sadri Tigani from Kosuriq were among those ill-treated. These families were sheltered at their relatives in Peja.
Police stopped 2 buses travelling to Peja. The passengers were taken out of the bus and the men were severely ill-treated. Due to injuries suffered the following reported their cases to the Sub- CDHRF in Peja: Izet Musa, a Pedagogical Consultant in Peja; Agim Gashi from Baran; Hysen R. Berisha from Kamenica; Mustafë Kelmendi, Lush Kurti and Muharrem F. Berisha from Peja; as well as Luz M. Berisha, Palush N. Desku and Gjergj D. Thaçi from Gllogjan, all teachers in Gllogjan.
KLINA: On burning several Albanian houses in the village of Grabanica, Serbian forces shelled the villages of Dellova, Këpuz, Çeskova and Bokshiq.
In the village of Zajm, Serbian police, military and paramilitary forces killed and massacred the elderly Brahim Ahmet Ukaj (75) and Bajram Demë Kastrati. They kidnapped Arbnor Desku and Bedri Manaj from Klina, Mahir Gashi from Peja and another person, whereas they burnt the houses of Haxhi, Avdyl and Miftar Dragidella, Haki Veselaj, demolished the house of Beqir Dragidella and burnt the stable of Sali Dragidella. Serbian snipers took positions around the village. The inhabitants, mainly women, children and the elderly fled the village and took shelter in Klina and other safer villages. Those remained in Zajm are subjected to Serbian terror and violence.
In Rixheva, Serbian snipers shot towards the Veselaj quarter. In Gllareva, a village vacant for many weeks now, Serbian police forces with the help of Ramadan Bala, demolished and looted many houses in the Veselaj, Hasanaj, Pantinaj, Balaj, Haxhaj, Abazaj, Kapllanaj quarters.
In Grabanica, Serbian forces killed Isuf Rexhë Morina (45), wounded Vesel Berisha, Idriz Osman Beqiri and Ali Gashi with his son, burnt 8-9 houses of the Krasniqi family and the houses of Rexhë and Demë Sejdiu, demolished and looted the houses of Ukë Sahiti and Ramë Sejdiu. Serbian police and military forces armed with heavy weaponry were stationed in the houses of Enver and Hajdin Sejdiu as well as other vacant houses. In Grabanica, the "Azem Bejta" Primary School and many other houses were shelled.
In Dellova, almost all houses are in fire. In Bokshiq, Haxhi Sutë Fazliu (62) was wounded due to shelling. It is supposed that there were many casualties. The burning and demolition of houses continues. After midnight, automatic fire was opened towards the houses of Selim Rugova and Brahim and Selim Dallaveri from Shtupel. In Klina, Matë Mark Çuni (1950) and Fran Palucaj were arrested. Mata was physically ill-treated.
DEÇAN: The situation in Deçan continues to be very grave. Shots were fired towards Baballoç. The town is under blockade. There are no passers-by. Serbian forces are in position. The situation in Junik is very grave. The guns in the places, where Serbian and Montenegrin refugees are settled, are pointed towards Junik.
SKëNDERAJ: Serbian forces have been opening fire towards the village of Llausha, which is under siege since March 5. The houses of Halil, Jetullah, Nezir and Ali Geci were damaged.
GJAKOVA: Serbian forces stationed in the vicinity of Ponoshec, began an attack against the villagers of Morina, Smolica and Popova at 6 a.m. Lots of damage was caused.
Agim Saraçi, an activist of the "Mother Theresa" Humanitarian ë Charitable Association, was taken for informative talks and was kept in the police station for 2 hours.
GLLOGOC: In Korrotica e Epërme, 6 policemen raided and demolished the house of Fejzullah Dushkolli. His brother, Jetullah Dushkolli (75) was beat-up. Some villagers, fearing police ill-treatment fled the village.
PRIZREN: In the outskirts of Suhareka, the corpse of Muhamet Shote (39), a gypsy from Prizren was found. He was killed under unknown circumstances. Automatic fire was opened towards the "Ivo Llolla Ribar" dormitory in Prizren. Apart from Serbian and Moslem pupils, 150 Serbian refugees are settled in this building. A room in which 6 students live was hit.
In the village of Lubizhda near Prizren, Mustafë Krasniqi (1965) from Vlashki Drenoc near Malisheva, was taken out of the bus, arrested and sent to the police station in Prizren. He was kept there for 2 hours and was severely ill-treated by 3 Security inspectors. He suffered body injuries. Later on, he was released.
FERIZAJ: In a fast food restaurant on the road from Nerodimja to Ferizaj, police arrested Rizah Reshani, a journalist of "Rilindja".
Gazmend Azem Sejdiu (1985) from Papaz was summoned for weapons to the police station in Babush. He was ordered to report again on May 25. In the vicinity of the Timber Combine, Agim Mehmeti (1968) from Ferizaj was brutally beaten by a group of policemen. Due to injuries suffered he had to seek for medical help. In the vicinity of the Tube Plant police beat-up many passers-by. Fire shots were heard from behind the building.
VUSHTRRI: Vuçina Janiqijeviq, commander-in-chief, arrested Avni Aliu (20) from Strofc, while the latter was waiting for his driving license to be issued. He was kept at the police station for an hour, beaten-up severely and interrogated about the KLA. In the end, he was released and threatened to be summoned again. GJILAN: In the vicinity of the "Ramiz Sadiku" quarter, while dispersing, Albanian protesters were attacked with tear gas. The protesters responded with stones. Police inspector Nesha and traffic policeman Jova from Zhegra beat up protesters Shefket A. Shkodra (1980), a pupil with "Marin Barleti" Secondary School in Gjilan, and Ahmet H. Isufi (1972), "Qenar Çeshme" quarter 63. The others were insulted on a national and family basis.
SHTIME: In Belinc, Serbian soldiers stopped and beat up Xhafer Nura (1982), a pupil with the "Naim Frashëri" Secondary School in Shtime, who was on his way back home.
MITROVICA: At the check-point in Shipol, Serbian policemen stopped and brutally beat up Fazli Deli Deliu (57) from Çabra near Zubin- Potok. On their way to Skënderaj, policemen shot towards the Albanian houses in Lushta.
PRISHTINA: In his statement given to the CDHRF, Zhivorad Stamenkovic from Kamenica, stated that on May 19, on the road Peja- Mitrovica, in the place called "Voqnjak", in the vicinity of Skënderaj, unidentified persons took out of the bus his cousin Dejan Stojilkovic (1973) from Ropotova e Madhe of Kamenica, an employee with the Ministry of Interior Affairs in Gjilan. Dejan was taken to an unknown direction.
ISTOG: On May 18, Xhevat Avdiaj (35), a physician with the Health Care Centre in Istog, was arrested due to the fact that he had cured Artan Imeraj (30), wounded. Artan is also kept under arrest at the Security Centre in Peja.
SUHAREKA: Police chased and beat up secondary school pupils, while passing by the police station. When the others changed their route, policemen chased them up to the bus station and beat them up. Due to injuries suffered, Avdyl Musli Lipoveci (1982) reported his case.
KAÇANIK: At the bus station, police arrested and physically ill- treated Rrahman Ali Dashi (18), a pupil from Stagova.

MAY 23:

DEÇAN: Large police forces were stationed on the cross-road near Prejlep, on the road Deçan-Gjakova. They opened fire towards the villages of Prejlep and Dranoc. The situation is very dramatic. 20 APCs, 2 armored cars, 2 cannons and large police forces made efforts to pass through the villages of Carrabreg i Poshtëm and Prejlep, but they clashed with the forces of Kosova Liberation Army. The fight took place along the road Deçan-Gjakova up to Rastavica. The villagers have been resisting the Serbian forces. After a three hours fight, Serbian forces withdrew towards Deçan.
During the very same attack, the following were wounded: Riza Isuf Mazrekaj (30), Ramiz Musli Tolaj (65), Rasim Malë Hulaj (24) - the three from Prejlep, Bashkim Skënder Dautaj from Carrabreg i Poshtëm, Tafil Mazrekaj (35) and Hamëz Mazrekaj (32) - both from Dranoc.
In Prejlep, the following houses were burnt: the house of Binak Shaban Tolaj, Azem S. Cufaj and Muharrem R. Çekiqaj. Whereas, the building of the "Asim Vokshi" Primary School as well as the houses of Malë, Zekë, Adem, Musa and Hasan B. Hulaj; Haki, Bardh, Adem, Fazli and Imer Tolaj; Imer Zogaj; Nezir, Shaqir, Xhemajl, Gani and Sali Dobiçaj; and Brahim A. Lokaj were damaged.
In the "Lendina" quarter in the village of Carrabreg i Poshtëm, the houses of Bajram, Rexhep, Zymer and Halil Bozhdaraj were shelled. In Dranoc, the houses of Tahir, Idriz, Bilall, Hysen and Riza Mazrekaj were damaged from shelling. A police APC was destroyed. At 7.30 p.m., Serbian police forces withdrew from Prejlep and headed for Gjakova.
There was shooting in Deçan. Fire was opened towards a group of citizens, women, children and elderly who had fled Junik.
From the police and military bases in Podi i Gështenjave and Hulaj, Serbian forces opened artillery fire towards the border with Albania. There are large military movements. Many soldiers were settled in the abandoned houses. Serbian forces opened fire and shelled the village of Sllup. There were no casualties. According to an eye- witness, 2 grenades fired from the base in Hulaj, fell on the Albanian side of the border.
GJAKOVA: A police and military convoy comprised of 30 vehicles headed for Reka e Keqe and began an attack on the villages of Smolica, Ponoshec, Morina, Stublla, Berjahë and Popoc on the border with Albania. Prior to the attack police demanded from the villagers to hand in their weapons. The attack and shelling of the villages did not stop until late in the afternoon. Lots of damage was caused but there are no reports on casualties. Sources from the attacked villages report that the Serbian forces had considerable losses.
GLLOGOC: At the railway station in Gllogoc, a large number of policemen arrested all citizens within the building and forced other passengers out of the train and took them to the police station. There were many women, children and elderly among the arrested. Those arrested were used as a shield during the raid of the house of Kamber Dushaku in the vicinity of the railway station. Policemen beat-up Idriz Idrizi (65) from Klina, Izet Hajdari (1960) from Çikatova e Re. Meanwhile, they threatened to execute 20 of the arrested, but they released them as allegedly ordered by their superiors. Yet, they kept 7 men from Bainca.
KLINA: In the village of Shtupel, the house of Selim Rugova was shelled. There were no casualties regardless of the fact that 10 family members were in the house. When shooting stopped, they fled the house. A paralysed old man and his 70 year-old-wife were left in the house. A grenade fell on the house of Selim's brother, Brahim Rugova.
RAHOVEC: The villages of Gexha and Malësia e Vogël were shelled since early in the morning. At the check-point in Komoran, police stopped Avdullah Rashid Popaj (1966), a farmer from Bellacërka near Rahovec. He and his father were taking his pregnant wife, Hidajete, to the Prishtina hospital. They severely beat-up Avdullah in the presence of his father and wife, broke the windscreen. Due to the shock suffered, Hidajete is in a very deteriorated condition. PEJA: In the outskirts of Peja, police stopped the bus from Baran and beat-up the following passengers: Afrim S. Panxhaj (1964) from Kosuriq and Jeton O. Berisha (1974) from Baran.
PRIZREN: More than 10 policemen intervened in the premises of the Students' Independent Union with the "Xhevdet Doda" Pedagogical High School in Prizren. The following members of the chairmanship were arrested and taken to the Security Center in Prizren: Leonora Morina, Jehona Krasniqi, Bylbyl Duraku and Haqif Ilazi.
In the afternoon, 50 policemen raided and demolished the house of Haqif Ilazi in Dushanova. They found an automatic gun, a bomb and many bullets. Haqif's brother Sherif, a student with the Faculty of Physical Training in Prishtina was arrested. Policemen seized a computer, some tapes and insulted their mother.
FERIZAJ: After the protests in Ferizaj, police stopped and severely ill-treated Xhevat Sylejmani from Smira near Vitia. Due to injuries suffered he had to seek for medical help. Police seized 25 tons of flour from the "Besimi Commerce" Enterprise, even though its owner had the documentation in complete order.
SUHAREKA: Ukë Bytyçi, chairman of the LDK branch in Suhareka, was summoned to the police station and "for the sake of citizens' security" he was advised not to hold protests anymore.
In Topliçan, police stopped and severely ill-treated Nebih Kokollari (1954) from Budakova.

MAY 24:

KLINA: Serbian police and paramilitary forces besiege the villages of Zajm, Grabanicë, Dollovë, Bokshiq, Këpuz and Çeskovë. In the village of Bokshiq, Shaqir Rrustem Zeqiri (26), a person mentally handicapped, was killed.
DEÇAN: The situation is deteriorating. A helicopter flew over the villages in which the clashes occurred. Additional forces consisting of 6 tanks, 2 armored cars, a truck and a jeep were brought. The army took positions in front of the Health Care Center in Deçan. All traffic was stopped on the road from Deçan to Gjakova. 3 grenades were thrown on the village of Sllup.
GLLOGOC: A large number of policemen stopped the train in the "Drenica" station. Serbian police and military forces shelled the village of Llapushnik. The house of Brahim Krasniqi was damaged. On May 10, the houses of Salih, Ali, Selman and Ilaz Krasniqi as well as that of Halil B. Gashi were shelled and damaged.
PRISHTINA: In the "Ulpiana" quarter, police arrested Ali Galica, bill collector of the District Financing Council, living in "Dardania" quarter 717. He was physically ill-treated and his documents were seized.

DELAYED INFORMATION:

SHTIME: On May 12, police intervened against the peaceful protesters and physically ill-treated Afrim Hoxha (1974). Due to injuries suffered he presented the doctors report.
On May 20, the following were physically ill-treated by the police: Ramiz and Zymer Hoxha; Bashkim and Hazir Kodra; Enver and Shyqeri Qarri from Shtimja and Shyqeri Spahiu from Pjetërshtica.
RAHOVEC: On May 12, police severely ill-treated Mahmut Shala from Zoqishta. On May 18, his house in Xërxa was demolished. Goods estimated to DM 8000 were looted.
FERIZAJ: On May 13, police in the village of Greme searched for Rrahime Shehu and her children.
On May 18-19, 15 policemen in the village of Tankosiq physically ill-treated passers-by. Many were threatened with liquidation.
KAÇANIK: On May 15, police in the village of Kotlina, seized weapons from the following: Sylejman Agush Kuçi (1939), Vehbi Sylejman Kuçi (1967), Adem Mejdi Kuçi (1958), Agrush Ramiz Kuçi (1967), Xhavit Qazim Kuçi, Refik Nuhi Kuçi, Nuredin Xhemajl Kuçi, Vesel Ramadan Vlashi, Ziber Bajram Vlashi (1973) and Fatmir Kadri Loku (1970). They all had regularly issued permits.
On May 15, police arrested Sadri Jashar Bala, a worker in the "Sharri" enterprise, living in "Ramadan Agushi" st. 163. He had witnessed the killing of Bajrush Tafili. The perpetrator, Mahmut Dardhishta is a reserve policeman. Sadri was accused of changing the statement given in the District Court in Prishtina and was sent to the Security Center in Ferizaj. He was insulted on a family basis and physically ill-treated.
FUSHë KOSOVA: On May 15, in the vicinity of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Avni Mustafë Grajçevci (1965), a technician from Fushë Kosova, was attacked by a group of Serbian civilians. He was severely ill-treated by police in the yard of the Prishtina hospital and suffered severe injuries.
VITI: On May 16, Dragan Arsiq, the investigative judge of the District Court in Vitia, sentenced the following farmers to a pre- trial detention of 30 days: Shaban Rasim Salihu (1969), Sali Rasim Behluli (1946), Sabri Jashar Ismajli (1950) and Halil Selim Ismajli (1957) from Sadovina e Çerkezëve; as well as Hazir Behxhet Miftari (1948) and Behxhet Hazir Miftari (1976) from Sadovina e Jerlive. They were all accused of "endangering security".
On May 20, Haxhim Elmaz Tafa (1972) from Begunca, an asylum-seeker repatriated from Germany, was sentenced to 1 year by the District court in Gjilan.
SKëNDERAJ: On May 16, Serbian police and military forces shelled many villages. The houses of Osman Fazlia in Turiqec and Rexhep Dema in Kopiliq i Poshtëm were damaged. 2 cows belonging to Selim Murseli were killed. On May 17, Serbian forces opened fire on the houses of the Kastrati quarter in Buroja. The houses of Beqir and Fehmi Shala were shelled. Cattle food belonging to the families of Sherif, Brahim, Halim, Shefqet, Sokol and Nazif Kastrati was burnt.
DEÇAN: On May 16, Serbian police and military forces seized all the vehicles from the "Ramiz Sadiku" Spare Part Factory in Deçan and took them to Peja. On May 17, Serbian police forces surrounded the house of Isa Smajl Cacaj in Deçan. The policemen looted sports equipment estimated to DM 10.000.
OBILIQ: On May 17, police physically ill-treated Hedije Restelica (12) and another child from Dardhishta. The children were pasturing the cattle and were threatened to be killed.
Due to injuries suffered Hedija had to seek for medical help. In the premises of the primary school in Vodica, police distributed weapons to the local Serbs. On May 18, weapons were distributed to Serbian civilians in Obiliq. The very same was done in the "Kosova A" and "Kosova B" Power Plants in Obiliq. Police distributed a truck full of weapons to the guards of these power plants. On May 19, police surveyed the terrain in the village of Sibovc. Enver Halil Peci from Sibovc was summoned to the police station. On May 20, 3 policemen and 2 armed civilians summoned Ismet Muharrem Krasniqi from Sibovc to the police station. Nehat Berisha from Bivolak, a pupil with the "Hasan Tahsini" Secondary School in Obiliq, was stopped by the police in Sibovc and taken to the police station in Obiliq. He was kept there for 6 hours. Workers of the Serbian administration in the district in Obiliq evicted Selman Rama (1976) from his flat.
SUHAREKA: On May 17, police in the village of Duhla opened fire on the house of Idriz Rrafshi and the shop of Hysen Përteshi. Police went into Idriz's house and broke the doors. On May 19, police in the village of Topliçan physically ill-treated Hamëz Lushaj, Nexhat Kurtishaj, Haxhi and Naser Zenelaj, Sinan Tafaj, a teacher, and Nazmi Hamit Asllanaj (1970), a student. The latter suffered severe injuries.
PODUJEVA: On May 18, police in the village of Sfeqla arrested Rrahim Beqiri (55). He was severely ill-treated and ordered to report again the next day. At the police check-point in Sibovc Rexhep Adem Zuka (18), a pupil, was physically ill-treated.
In Kaqibeg, police arrested Ajet Asllani (30) from Gërdoc. He was physically ill-treated at the police station in Lluzhan.
On May 20, 30 policemen accompanied by an armored car intervened in the house of Sabit Llalloshi. His brother Rushit was ordered to report immediately at the police station in Podujeva.
In the vicinity of the cross-road in Kërpimeh, 3 policemen stopped Besim Tahir Rrahmani from Dumnica e Poshtme. He was beaten and sent to the police station. Besim suffered severe injuries.
PRIZREN: On May 18, police arrested Shqipe Ponosheci (1960), a housewife living in "Dragica Nekiq" st. 102. Due to participating in the peaceful protests in Prizren she was sentenced by the Court for Petty-Offences to a prison term of 15 days. On May 20, police in Qafa e Duhlës stopped Arben Bytyçi (1974), a student from Prizren, living in "Uzhica" st. 20. He was severely ill-treated and due to injuries suffered had to seek for medical help.
MITROVICA: On May 18, police at the check-point in Shipol stopped the "Kosovatransi" bus. Ilir Miftar Zeka (18) from Abria e Poshtme near Skënderaj, a pupil with the Technical School in Mitrovica and Bekim Gashi (24) from the village of Vojnik were taken out of the bus and were beaten-up until they lost conscious. On May 20, while returning from work, Fazli Deli Deliu (57) from the village of Çabra, living in Shipol, was beaten-up by the police.
On May 20, police arrested Musa Ajeti (36) from Stantërg. He was accused of being a member of the KLA. On the cross-road between Lushta, Vërnica and Vaganica police stopped Arsim Bilalli, a journalist of "Gazeta shqiptare". He was handcuffed and sent to the police station in Mitrovica. He was kept there for 5 hours, interrogated, severely ill-treated and insulted on a national basis. Arsim suffered body injuries.
GJAKOVA: On May 18, police stopped a humanitarian convoy with aid from Handicap International Children Aid, MBE and BRS. They were ordered to unload the goods in the vicinity of the students' dormitory in which Serbian refugees are settled. The convoy consisted of 4 trucks and it was accompanied by cars from the "Mother Theresa" Humanitarian ë Charitable Association. 10 tons of flour, 1590 l of oil, 1160 l of milk, 1625 kg of salt, 1500 kg of sugar, 1100 kg of rice, 500 kg of macaroni, 1200 tins, 225 blankets, 110 boxes containing 11 kg of food each and 150 boxes with hygienic material were seized.
VUSHTRRI: On May 18, after the protest walks in Vushtrria, Halim Ademi and Arben Isufi from Bogaj were taken to the police station and physically ill-treated.
MALISHEVA: On May 19, police stopped Osman Zogaj (1965), a merchant from Balinca. They put 2 bombs in the trunk of his car. Sinan Gucati noticed this so they stopped the car, threw the bombs and continued their way.
GLLOGOC: On May 19, police from the check-point in Komoran opened fire towards the houses of Brahim and Sadik Krasniqi-Karaçica.
KLINA: On May 19, police at the train station in Pogragje kidnapped Ymer Rraci, principal with the primary school in Jashanica and activist of the LDK, Kajtaz Rraci, a teacher, Ismet D. Rraci and Safet Rraci from Jallovc as well as 2 other passengers. They were taken to the police station in Klina and brutally beaten. Ymer Rraci suffered body injuries and had to seek for medical help. He was threatened to tell who had killed the postman Jeritiq. A considerable amount of goods was looted from the passengers.
On May 20, at about 11.30 p.m., Dalibor Lazareviq was killed whereas, Slavisha and Dragomir Milianoviq were wounded. It is supposed that the killing is a result of inter-Serb clashes. The Serb Media Center accused "Albanian terrorists". The police used the killing as a pretext to terrorize Albanian villagers. Police burnt the house of Gjergj Dashi, the houses of the Kitaj family as well as that of Hil Veseli in Budisalc. Murat Delia was severely tortured. 20 houses were raided in the Dodaj and Palushaj quarters.
The shop of Bardhec Gj. Ndrecaj in Krusheva e Madhe was looted and fire was put to it.
KAMENICA: On May 19, a group of armed Serbian civilians from the village of Strezovc intervened in the yard of the "Idriz Seferi" Primary School. For more than 2 hours they provoked Albanian pupils.
PRISHTINA: On May 19, Latif Krasniqi (55), a driver of the "Rilindja" enterprise, was physically ill-treated at the police check-point in Kijeva.
GJILAN: On May 20, 4 policemen from Zhegra led by a policeman named Novica from the village of Partesh, intervened in the "Lindi" shop in the ownership of Ekrem Hasani (31) in Llashtica. He was threatened, insulted on a national and family basis, physically ill-treated and ordered to report to the police station in Zhegra.

Prishtina, May 24, 1998                 Information Service