REPORT NO. 420
         ON THE WIDESPREAD REPRESSION
         AND HARASSMENT PERPETRATED
           BY THE SERBIAN POLICE AND
           OTHER AUTHORITIES IN KOSOVA
           FROM  JUNE 21 
           UNTIL  JUNE  26, 1998

Betreff:         Report No.420
Datum:         Wed, 01 Jul 1998 13:16:35 -0700
    Von:         "Ibrahim Sh. Makolli" <ibro@EUnet.yu>

REPORT 420

ON THE WIDESPREAD REPRESSION AND HARASSMENT PERPETRATED BY
THE SERBIAN POLICE AND OTHER AUTHORITIES IN KOSOVA
FROM JUNE 21 UNTIL JUNE 26, 1998

JUNE 21:

     PRISHTINA: Soldiers Fahrudin Muriq and Fahrudin Avdiq from Montenegro deserted from the Yugoslav army and surrendered to the KLA. In Bajram Curri (Albania), the two stated to the Associated Press news agency that they had deserted as they did not want to kill people in their doorsteps. Superiors had ordered them to capture or kill all the people they came across.
In the "Lakrishte" quarter, Faruk Bajrami (1974) from Klina e Poshtme near Skënderaj was arrested by the Serbian police. He was visiting his brother Aqif, who was wounded on March 5. In the police station he was brutally beaten and suffered injuries all over his body. His passport was seized and DM. 70 were looted from him.
     GJAKOVA: At 8.30 p.m., Serbian police and military forces stationed in Suka e Biteshit, Babaj of Boka and the Çabrati hill started shelling the villages of Nec, Stublla, Berjaha, Smolica, Brovina and Morina on the border with Albania. During the last 2 days more than 500 shells were fired on Smolica. From the very same positions Serbian forces shelled the villages of Gramaçel, Baballoç and Gllogjan in the district of Deçan.
     SHTIME: Serbian forces re-began their attack on the villages of the Carraleva Gorge and on the hill between Belinc and Reçak. Artillery fire was opened on the Latifaj, Smajlaj and Eminaj quarters.
     KLINA: Armed clashes continue between Serbian police and paramilitary forces and KLA units backed by Albanian villagers. The heaviest fighting occurred in the village of Dush, in the vicinity of the police check-point in Pogragja and the Mushroom Plant in Jashanica. Serbian forces stationed in Pogragja are shelling the villages of Jashanica, Resnik and Jellovc. The inhabitants of these 3 villages as well as those from Dush had to leave their homes and to seek shelter in safer regions. A very tense situation prevails in Klina. Policemen and armed Serbian civilians parade through the town and threaten Albanians with liquidation. The center of the town was transformed into a military test range.
     GLLOGOC: Late in the evening, Serbian police and military forces opened fire towards the Ibriqi quarter. Serbian snipers stationed in the "Ferronikli" Plant opened fire towards Hajriz Demaku, a khoja, and other villagers of Çikatova e Re.
     KAMENICA: During the last 2 days, Serb civilians from Kamenica are shooting from fire weapons in order to cause panic among the Albanians.
     GJILAN: At 1 p.m., a group of about 50 Albanian prisoners under a strong police escort were brought from the Dubrava jail near Istog to the county jail in Gjilan.
     15 heavily armed policemen accompanied with an APC and an armored car entered the house yard of Bejtullah Kçiku (1943), owner of the "Bejta Commerce" enterprise as well as that of the "Inter-Europa" enterprise in the ownership of Mehmet Shkodra. Adem (25) and Basri Kçiku (20) were beaten in the presence of other family members. Kamer Elezi (1963), a watchman in the "Inter-Europa" enterprise was beaten. The very same happened to Mehmet's son, Bekim Shkodra (22) who suffered body injuries.
     VUSHTRRI: Serbian villagers from Pantina opened fire in order to cause panic among their Albanian fellow villagers.
     MITROVICA: Qazim Jonuz Hyseni (44) from Frashër i Madh, living in the "Ura e Gjakut" quarter in Mitrovica, was stopped by 3 policemen and 2 armed Serbian civilians and interrogated on the KLA.
     RAHOVEC: Nuredin Gashi and Jetullah Kabashi from the village of Zoqishta, activists of the sub-CDHRF in Rahovec, were brutally beaten by the police in the outskirts of Rahovec.
     PRIZREN: Serbian police arrested Besnik Kuki (50) under the pretext that he had supplied the KLA with a truck full of medical supply.

JUNE 22:

     DEÇAN: Heavy fighting occurred between the Bajram Hasanaj bridge and the village of Prejlep. The very same village was shelled by Serbian police and military forces. There was shooting in the villages of Drenoc, Carrabreg i Poshtëm, Irzniq, Strellc i Epërm and in a part of Deçan. There is no information on the whereabouts of 200 Albanians who are missing and on 10 who were taken hostage by Serbian police and military forces.
     GLLOGOC: Since early in the morning Serbian forces opened fire from the "Ferronikli" Plant. At 12.20 p.m., Serbian police forces opened fire on the car of a Danish TV crew. Serbian police forces stationed in the Health Care Center in Komoran opened fire towards the Llapushniku Gorge, the village of Vukovc and the Mulaku and Vilaku quarters in Komoran. Fire was opened towards Korrotica e Epërme. Serbian snipers stationed on top of the post office opened fire towards the houses of Haxhi Nebihu and Ragip Rexhepi in Shtrubullova.
     Hysni Hajriz Jeta (1954) from the village of Domanek near Gllogoc, who was killed in unknown circumstances, was buried in Gjakova.
     SKëNDERAJ: Heavy fighting occurred on the region between Drenica and the Dukagjini Plain. Serbian forces burned the village of Jellovc and part of Jashanica. The houses of Ibish and Daut Raci were burnt to the ground. Fazli Raci was ill-treated. Apart from the shelling of Llausha, Serbian police and military forces opened fire on blocks of flats in Skënderaj. The flat of Nazmi Xani was heavily damaged. The very same happened to the houses of the Thaçi brothers.
     KLINA: Police forces and armed Serbian civilians burnt 4 Albanian houses in the Shlivova quarter in Jashanica. Policemen from the check-point in Dollc burnt the house of Xhemë Gllasoviku. Serbian forces shelled the villages of Ozdrim, Jashanica, Jashanica e Epërme, Kërrnica, Dush and Gjurgjevik i Madh. An Albanian child was wounded.
     GJAKOVA: Serbian forces stationed in Suka e Zhdrellës, Suka e Biteshit, Qafa e Osekut and Suka e Hereçit shelled the following villages of Reka e Keqe: Nec, Smolicë, Morinë, Stubëll, Berjahë and Ramoc. The house of Zef Ndrekaj was destroyed. Serbian forces stationed in Kodra e Meqës shelled the villages of Cërmjan i Poshtëm, Kramovik and Rakovinë. Large military forces accompanied by tanks, anti-aircraft cannons, and other heavy machinery headed for the Hasi region and were stationed in the villages of Rogova, Pnish and Ujza and in the Muhadraj quarter in Demjan.
     SHTIME: Serbian police and military forces stationed in "Pishat e Shtimes" shelled the villages of Carraleva, Zborc and Belinca.
     SUHAREKA: During the afternoon, Serbian police and military forces opened automatic and artillery fire on the village of Bllaca, especially on the Bajraktari and Suka quarters. The houses of the following were damaged: Selim, Murat, Feriz and Hazir Bajraktari; Agim Kroni, Ilaz and Bajram Dërguti; Sylë Frangu, Haki, Mujë, Nuhi, and Halim Lumi; Muharrem Zekolli, Muhadin, Halim, Milaim, Shemsi, Jetish, Qerim and Rexhep Suka; and Rrahman Baku. The very same happened to Rifat Bekteshi's gas station. He was wounded. Ramadan Suka had a cow killed.
     VUSHTRRI: Armed Serbian civilians from the village of Frashër blocked the road from Vushtrria to Mitrovica. The road connects the villages of Shitarica, Okrashtica, Pantina and Frashër with Mitrovica. All traffic is prevented.
     PEJA: In the "Dardania" quarter, a policeman and 3 Serbian civilians brutally beat up 2 Albanians over the age of 60 and 4 girls. The ill-treated were from the regions affected with war and were sheltered in Peja. On the road to the village of Raushiq, Jeton Pren Krasniqi (30) from Peja was stopped and beaten up by the police.
     OBILIQ: Murat Paci (62) from Sibovc was physically ill-treated at the police check-point in Palaj.
     FUSHë KOSOVA: KLA units took under control the coal mines in Bardhi i Madh (Bellaqevc) and the surrounding villages. In the afternoon, these units took under control the entire region up to the mine in the village of Hade, including the villages of Bardh i Madh, Grabovc i Poshtëm and Grabovc i Epërm. Due to fear from shelling many villagers had to flee and to seek shelter in safer regions.
     In the village of Bresja, police searched for weapons in the house of Demush Amaxhekaj (1953). Demush had recently served a 2 month prison term under the same charges.
     PRISHTINA: In Bërrnica e Poshtme, Serbs burnt the house of Shaban Tmava. In this village only one Albanian house is left. In the vicinity of the "black market" police stopped Nuhi Z. Mani (1971), a student. His index was taken and he was ordered to report to the Security Center for informative talks. In the "Bregu i Diellit" quarter, 4 armed Serbian civilians severely ill-treated Kujtim Pervizaj (1965), a baker from the village of Krajk near Prizren. While travelling from Suhareka to Shtime, Nazmi Kolgeci (1971), a student, living in "Ulpiana" st. E 30/3 6, was severely ill-treated and insulted on a national basis by the police.
     Rexhep Ramadani, father of Agron Ramadani, who was arrested on June 11, stated that his daughter Fitore Ramadani (1978) has suffered trauma the very same day. Eversince she is under medical treatment at the Prishtina hospital.
     Hysen Zogiani from the village of Halilaq, a warehouse clerk with the "Hidroteknika" enterprise, was kidnapped in front of his flat in the "Dardania" quarter. His car was seized.
     MITROVICA: On June 22, in the village of Frashër i Madh, Serbian police summoned brothers Mursel (72) and Adem Sefedin Hasani (60) for informative talks as unidentified persons had burnt the cattle fodder and stable of a Serb villager. Policemen stopped Avni Hysen Rexhepi (30), took his ID and ordered him to report to the police station. Under the very same pretext Serbian inhabitants burnt the haystacks in the yards of Feriz Hajriz Hasani (37) and Miran Qazim Hasani (46). Fire was opened towards the houses of Azem Rrustem Rexhepi (55), Xhevat Shaban Hasani (58) and Veli Mehmet Rexhepi (62). Due to fear from a Serb massacre, 25 Albanian houses were abandoned. In the "Vitaku", "7 Shtatori" and "Kodra e Xehetarëve" quarters in Mitrovica, as well as in the villages of Frashër i Madh, Frashër i Vogël and Suhadoll, where the population is mixed, the situation is very tense due to the fact that Serbian inhabitants are armed and are provoking Albanian villagers. Armed Serbs prevented Kurtan Qazim Hasani (44) from the village of Frashër i Madh, from going home. 2 armored cars entered the very same village and automatic fire was heard.
     GJILAN: Abdurrahman Bislimi (1948), a worker with the "Binaçka Morava" enterprise, was arrested in his house by plainclothed policemen. He was physically ill-treated and interrogated on his son Arben.
     FERIZAJ: Xhemajl Fejzullahu, chairman, Ismail Hyseni, member of the board of the LDK branch, and Bujar Baliu and Nexhat Ramusholli, members of the presidency of the LDK Youth Forum branch in Ferizaj were stopped and arrested by the police. Bujar was physically ill-treated at the police station. In the village of Tankosiq, police raided the house Behxhet Shahini.
     ISTOG: Naim Imeraj, an engineer, vice-chairman of the PPK branch in Istog, was summoned for informative talks to the Security Center and was threatened. The police commander in Istog summoned Fadil Ferataj, chairman of the LDK branch in Istog, and Tahir Zekaj, member of the very same, for informative talks.
     PRIZREN: In the village of Rogova large military forces were stationed. Due to fear from an attack many have started to flee the village. In the "Zef Lush Marku" Primary School furniture was demolished and school documentation was destroyed.
     KAÇANIK: Murtez Faik Gashi (1962), a teacher from the village of Begraca, was stopped by the police, handcuffed and beaten. He was ill-treated as he refused to buy the policemen goods they requested. Nexhat Hamëz Raka (21) and Skënder Demush Bela (1962)  were beaten by a group of plainclothed policemen.
     PODUJEVA: In the vicinity of the Faculty of Economics in Prishtina, Serbian police severely ill-treated Bejtush Uka, a teacher with the Secondary School in Podujeva.

JUNE 23:

     GJAKOVA: Clashes occurred in the Reka e Keqe region between Serbian police and military forces and KLA units. Lots of damage was caused in the villages of Nec, Ramoc, Smolicë, Berjahë and other neighboring places. Many soldiers of the Yugoslav army are surrendering their weapons. 6 soldiers deserted on June 23.
     The situation in Gjakova and its surroundings continues to be very grave due to the lack of food and medicine. On June 23, some humanitarian aid was allowed into the region. Its arrival is connected with the visit of the US ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke.
     GLLOGOC: Serbian police and military forces shelled the Llapushniku Gorge. Serbian snipers heavily wounded Agron Murtez Brahimi (1972) from Korrotica e Poshtme. In the village of Zabel i Poshtëm, Serbian snipers wounded Adem Haxholli and his grandson Petrit Haxholli.
     KLINA: Since June 20, Serbian forces are shelling the villages of Dush, Gjurgjevik i Madh, Jashanica, Jellovc and Cerrovik. In Gjurgjevik i Madh, Pranvera Llesh Prenaj, a pupil with the secondary school, was wounded. In the village of Shtarica the very same happened to a 13 year old child. About 1000 policemen were stationed in the "Nora" motel. They are accompanied with tanks, armored cars and heavy cannons. Policemen and armed Serbian civilians are provoking and threatening Albanian citizens. An armed civilian went into Hil Dula's drug store and threatened him with a gun. Hil's daughter fainted. In the villages of Budisalc, Krusheva e Madhe, Shtupel and Rudicë, Serbs are shooting from automatic weapons. In the vicinity of the shopping mall, 2 armed Serbian youngsters stopped Demush Marmullaku from the village of Dush. He was beaten and threatened with liquidation. Serbian civilians broke the gates of Haxhi Ahmetaj in Klina. Military planes flew over the region.
     After 32 days of pretrial detention, Baki Dushi, Arben Desku, Bedri Manaj, Mahir Gashi and Gani Dallaveri were released. They declared of having been tortured in the police station.
     RAHOVEC: Serbs from the police check-points in Kramovik and Gradisha are shelling the nearby villages.
     SHTIME: Since early in the morning, Serbian police and military forces are shelling the villages of Reçak, Rancë, Belincë and Carralevë. The situation is very tense. Haki Adem Delia was wounded while pasturing the cattle in Carraleva. Large reinforcements were brought to "Pishat e Shtimes". Military planes flew over Shtime. A military convoy accompanied with 6 tanks, 3 trucks full of soldiers and a fuel carrying vehicle paraded through the town.
     GJILAN: More than 30 policemen searched for weapons in the house of Isuf Bajram Bajrami (1970), a student, living in "Sava Kovaçeviq" st. 49. They demolished doors and house furniture. During the police action Isuf was kept tied. Afterwards, he was taken to the police station.
     KAÇANIK: While parading through the town, Serbian soldiers pointed their guns towards passers-by.
     MITROVICA: During the last 2 days, Serbian police in the village of Boletin searched for weapons in the houses of Zenel Kamber Peci (60) and Zymer Peci (70). Bekim Zymer Peci (25) was summoned for weapons to the police station. In fear of a massacre, 8 Albanian families fled the village of Boletin. A Serb from the village of Frashër i Madh opened automatic fire on Veli Mehmet Rexhepi (62).
     PRIZREN: On the road from Xërxa to Rahovec, in the vicinity of the vine cellar, 10 Serbian policemen severely ill-treated Zadin Berisha (24) from Prizren, living in "Kranji" st. 4. Many passers-by are ill-treated at the very same place.
     PEJA: The District Attorney's Office began the investigative proceedings against Selim Kryeziu (44) from Peja, Din Gjelaj (51) from Strellc i Poshtëm near Deçan, Jah Bushati (26) from Gërgoc near Gjakova and Agim (32) and Hysni Kryeziu (32) from a village near Klina for "hostile activity" and "terrorism". In the outskirts of Peja, Pal Jak Markaj (46) was stopped and beat up by the police. Pal was travelling with his wife.
     VITI: In the village of Gërmova, unknown persons through stones on the house of Zylfi Mema. Many windows were broken.
     LIPJAN: Hasan Nishori (1958), bill collector of the Financial District Council, was summoned for informative talks to the police station. He was physically ill-treated and DM. 60 were taken from him.
     OBILIQ: Armed Serbian civilians arrested Kadri Berisha (1949) and his son Bekim Berisha (1979). The 2 were sent to the police station. Serbian civilians are ill-treating Albanian citizens. Many villagers from Hada, mainly women and children, have fled the village and were sheltered in neighboring places.
     FERIZAJ: Police searched for weapons in the house of Abdyl Kadri Ahmeti, activist of the LDK. They seized party documentation. Policemen from the police station in Nerodima arrested and severely ill-treated Shyqeri Xhemajl Hetemi, Mehmet Rasim Hetemi and Isuf Qazim Hyseni. Due to injuries suffered they presented the medical report. 2 policemen from the police station in Babush searched for Rrahim Pajaziti. Rrahim has been living in Germany for the last 5 years.

JUNE 24:

     DEÇAN: The shelling continues in the district of Deçan. Serbian forces are opening fire from tanks and armored cars towards the villages of Prejlep, Carrabreg i Poshtëm, Carrabreg i Epërm, Shaptej and Gramaçel. Kadri Hasan Delijaj (60) was wounded. In the village of Rastavica, Islam Zenel Selmanaj was killed due to shelling. Large police, military and paramilitary forces were deployed from Deçan and stationed at the Deçani Gorge in order to hide the weaponry from the US ambassador to the UN, Richard Holbrooke, who was to visit this town.
     KLINA: In the village of Dush, Sefer Bajrami and Rexhë Millaku were wounded due to shelling by Serbian police and military forces. In Kijeva, Radosh Spasiq (52), principal with the primary school in Klina, was killed. 2 sons of his are policemen.
     SHTIME: Serbian police and military forces shelled the villages of Belinca and Reçak and towards the Carraleva Gorge.
     MITROVICA: Local Serbs continue to burn the houses of Albanian villagers in Frashër i Madh. In the outskirts of the village, Serbian paramilitaries, led by Zhika Radivojeviq (42), stopped Dibran Qazim Hasani (38) and his family. They were heading home to take their cattle. Automatic fire was opened on them.
     Sava Vasiq initiated the burning of the Albanian houses. While passing through the village, Dibran saw the houses of the following in flames: Veli (62), Gani (45), Vehbi (40) and Avdi Mehmet Rexhepi (53); Hysen (60), and Rrustem Shaban Rexhepi (72); Ismet (40) and Rexhep Rexhepi (44); Fejzë, Bahri, Fehmi, Bejtullah and Hajrullah Rexhepi; and Sefedin Hasani (59). Haystacks, barns and stables were burnt. Fire was opened on the 25 Albanian houses in this village. Large motorized military forces headed for Frashër i Vogël and threatened to burn all Albanian houses (17) in this village. In the "Ura e Gjakut" quarter, police stopped Hashim Selim Jashari (67). His identity was checked, and on seeing his family name his ID was torn and he was beaten. In "Kroi i Vitakut", fire was set to the house of Bashkim Xhemajl Kabashi (40). Bashkim is currently living with his family in Germany.
     VUSHTRRI: Serbian paramilitaries from the village of Pantina wounded Xhemajl Mehmeti (50) and Xhevat Mehmeti (62). Ratko Zhivkoviq set fire to his haystack. On doing so he started attacking Albanian villagers. He and a Serbian female were caught by KLA units. Due to the current situation the villagers of Pantina, Okrashtica and Shtitarica abandoned their houses. Serbian paramilitaries went to the "Delije" cafe in the vicinity of the church in Vushtrria and ordered Albanians living in this quarter to leave their houses. Otherwise, they were threatened with liquidation. Serbian forces stationed in Prilluzha opened fire towards the Albanian villages of Gllavotin, Bivolak and Strovc.
     FUSHë-KOSOVA: At the cross-roads of Fushë-Kosova, police stopped and arrested Xhevat Abazi (1976) and Liman Jashari (50) from Gllogoc, already sheltered in Prishtina, who were escorting a lorry carrying humanitarian aids to Drenica. The driver managed to escape, whereas Xhevat and Liman were taken to the police station and severely ill-treated.
     PEJA: In Qallapek, Serbian police arrested Dervish Selman Berisha (34) and kept him for 4 hours at the police station. He was interrogated regarding the KLA, was insulted, provoked and ill-treated. In "Gjurgjina Jovicevic" st. of "Dardania" quarter, a Serbian policeman severely beat Muharrem Fetah Berisha (60), a teacher. Enver Berisha (48) and Skënder Berisha (36) from Raushiq stated that they cannot go home as the policemen have occupied their house. The very same was stated by Idriz and Skënder Mulliqi, whose houses were burned.
     FERIZAJ: On their way back from the village of Zaskok, the team of "Doctors of the World" was arrested and kept for 45 minutes at the Security Centre in Ferizaj. They were interrogated on the reason of their visit to the Albanian village and their car was searched. In Topojani quarter in Greme, police raided and arrested Enver and Ylber Topalli, political activists. During the raid, police physically ill-treated Enver and his brother Naim in the presence of the family members. At a tea shop in the third region, 2 policemen physically ill-treated Ismajl Tahir Dauti. Large police forces were noticed in this region. A Serbian fellow-villager threatened Hilmi Hyseni (1949) from Nerodime: "Where is your white turf, I'll cut off both your head and turf!" Compulsory Board of the Pipe Plant expelled 5 Albanians for "safety reasons".
     VITIA: Recently, military and police movement have become frequent, especially in bordering zone. Burim Qazimi (1981) from Dobresh disappeared on June 22. Eversince, his whereabouts are unknown.
     KAÇANIK: Ismail Hasan Haxhoviti (1944), "16 Nëntori" st., was summoned and physically ill-treated at the police station under the pretext that "he was a problem maker".
     PRISHTINA: Members of special units in Hajvalia village chased children Fatlim Siarina (12) and Valon Siarina (8). They also set a dog on them. After they caught them, police took the children to their premises and bet them severely.
     According to Belgrade daily "Blic" 6 soldiers were killed and 21 were wounded in Kosova. According to daily "Dnevni Telegraf", today, at about 1.00 p.m., a group of armed Albanians kidnapped 3 Serbs from a bus travelling from Prizren to Prishtina.
     Muhamet Fetah Qyqalla (1957), a technician of the Open Pit in Bardh i Madh, was arrested by police in front of the post office in Prishtina. He was taken to the police station and severely ill-treated only because he is from Bardhi i Madh. Due to injuries suffered, he had to seek for medical assistance.
     KAMENICA: Bllagoje Stankovic tried to set fire to the tractor with hay belonging to Lulzim Latif Ibishi (1980) from Leshtar, while he and his mother Mihrije (1946), his sisters Minire (1975), Bukurije (1978) and Zymrije (1986) and his niece Blerianë Maliqi (1987) were returning from the meadows.
     BELGRADE: Shkëlzen Gashi from Klina and Elmi Hasani from Poklek i Vjetër near Gllogoc, deported from Germany, were arrested at Belgrade airport.
 
JUNE 25:

     GJAKOVA: Serbian army from the direction of the villages of Reka e Keqe brought two unidentified Albanian corpses aged about 26 and 45 in the city morgue.
     DEÇAN: Military-police forces from Junik shelled the place called "Rrasa e Zogut" towards the border with Albania and from Suka e Biteshit towards Shaptej and Gramaçel. In Çallapek of Lugu i Baranit, police set fire to the house of Xhafer Thaçi, which was usurped a while ago.
     SUHAREKA: Police from the crossroads of Duhla and army from the place called Qafa e Duhlës shelled Bllaca, over which planes flew. There was bombing from heavy artillery or planes. Lots of damage was caused.
     GLLOGOC: Serbian snipers shot towards two children who were pasturing cattle and hit the car of Jakup Tahiraj in Çikatova e Re. Planes flew over the Drenica region. At about 10.12 a.m., a loud blast was heard in all Drenica region. Security officers in two armoured cars and a car surveyed the terrain. A corpse was found in Mirena near Lipjan.
     SKëNDERAJ: At the check-point in Shipol near Mitrovica, Serbian police beat Gani Fazliu and Besnik Fazliu from Klina e Mesme near Skënderaj until they passed out and threatened them with execution.
     FUSHë-KOSOVA: Armed Serbian civilians have been surveying quarters and spreading news that they are going to attack Albanian families. A bomb was thrown at the house of Ibrahim Begolli in Fushë-Kosova, whereas automatic fire was opened towards the house of Llukman Gjata. Serbs have been writing Chetnik symbols and graffities on the walls of shops owned by Albanians.
     OBILIQ: Serbian police, led by security inspector Zoran Stojkovic, distributed weapons to Serbs in Plemetin.
     SHTIME: Serbian forces opened fire and hit the house of Mehmet Mehmeti in çesta near Reçak.
     MITROVICA: Serbs continued to set fire to the Albanian houses in Frashër i Madh. Serbian violence is spreading in the following neighbouring villages along the railroad Mitrovica - Fushë-Kosova: Frashër i Vogël, Okrashtica, Pantina, Shtitarica. In Pantina, Xhevat Brahim Mehmeti (57) and Kemal Rrahim Mehmeti (50) were wounded.
     KLINA: Serbian military-police forces shelled the village of Dush and heavily wounded Sefer Bajrami (1972) from Açareva near Skënderaj and Rexhë Millaku (1953) from Siqeva near Klina.
     PRIZREN: After Yugoslav army forces were stationed in the villages of Has near Gjakova, many inhabitants of the villages of Demjan (Muhadër, Pnish), Rogova and Lipovec and about 200 other people took shelter in the villages of Kushnin and Lugishta, district of Prizren, whereas about 60 people took shelter in Prizren. About 30 policemen searched for Haki Gashi in Landovica, who has to appear before District Court in Prizren for being in possession of weapon without permit.
     FERIZAJ: In Greme, about 40 policemen and inspectors surrounded and searched for weapons at the houses of Sinan, Avdullah and Shemsi Topalli in Topojani quarter and the house of Shaban Viça in Omuraj quarter. During the raid, police physically ill-treated Avdullah, Rizah, Shefqet and Agim Topalli and demolished furniture. Prior to raiding the house of Shaban Viça, police opened fire. Police stopped and physically ill-treated the following LDK activists: Milazim Haliti, Hajrush Mani, Ilmi Hashani, Xhevat Sejdiu, Fahri Zejna, Zylkylfi Omuri, Adem Misini, Muharrem Omuri and Idriz Shehu, who had paid a visit to the families of the arrested Enver and Ylber Topalli. In Ferizaj, police raided the house of Ahmet Hysen Hoxha (1944) from Plishina and arrested and beat him. They also raided the houses of Cen Dugolli and Haxhi Bytyçi, who were arrested on 21 June and are still under investigation. In the outskirts of Ferizaj, police stopped passers-by Muhamet Ramadani (1964) from Shtime and Agron Hajdini from Koshare and took them as "witnesses" in raiding the house of Cen Dugolli. At the check-point of Gërlica, police physically ill-treated Bardhyl Ratkoceri, a karate expert from Ferizaj, and called him a "terrorist". Sahit Xhemajl Rexhepi from Nerodime e Poshtme was taken to the police station in Nerodime and was subjected to physical ill-treatment for some registers of which he had no idea. Due to injuries suffered, Sahit had to seek for medical assistance.
     PODUJEVA: At the crossroads Lluzhan-Batllava-Tërnava, police opened fire towards the nearest forest. The inhabitants started to flee. Large police forces and snipers were noticed at the police station in Lluzhan. The situation is very grave.
     PRISHTINA: Mehmet Dili (63) from Orllan, living in Prishtina, "Jabllanica" st.206/46, stated that he has no information on the whereabouts of his son Arben (1979) since two weeks ago, when the latter was beaten by the police. Police beat Arben on 3 March 1998 during the pan-national protests.
     VITIA: Local policemen took Milaim Sylejmani (1968), an economist from Sllatina e Epërme near Vitia, to show them the house of Shaban Aliu. As he refused, policemen handcuffed him, took him to the police station in Kllokot and severely ill-treated him.
     PEJA: Policemen set fire to the police station in Çallapek and withdrew from this place. They also set fire to the houses of Xhafer Dervish Thaçi and Smail Bajram Thaçi, the car of Ismail Shala from Baran and another car, looted goods from the house of dr. Ali Islam Berisha and Metë Malë Gashi and demolished the front door of the house of Hazir Dervish Berisha. On the way to Baran, Serbian police arrested and ill-treated Haxhi Adem Berisha (41) from Jabllanica near Leshan and Zhuj Berisha (41) from Rosuja. Both of them and two women were travelling by a tractor. Due to injuries suffered, Haxhi had to seek for medical assistance.
     ISTOG: Police opened fire towards the house of Beqir Kabashi in Gurrakoc. Bajram Dreshaj from Vrella was taken out of the bus and physically ill-treated by the police, under the pretext that he was "aggressive" during the peaceful protests.
     KAÇANIK: At the check-point in Gërlica, Serbian police severely ill-treated Abedin Sakip Hysa (1980) from Kaçanik, living in "Rakoci" st.40, as he "spoke no Serbian".
 

JUNE 26:

     DEÇAN: Serbian police and military forces are attacking the villages in this region. From Suka e Biteshit the villages of Gllogjan, Gramaçel, Shaptej and Baballoç were attacked. Prejlep and Carrabreg i Poshtëm were attacked by tanks and armoured cars stationed at Ura e Hasanëve. Drenoc was attacked, too. Military forces burned huts in the mountains of Deçan. The villages in Lugu i Baranit were attacked. The villagers were backed by KLA units and by people from Vranoc, Buqan, Maznik, Dashinoc, Lluka e Poshtme, Kozhar, Lumbardh and Bardhaniq. Lugu i Baranit up to Çeskova was liberated. Albanian forces joined those in Jabllanica and Dushkaja. In Strellc i Epërm, fierce clashes occurred between Serbian police, military and paramilitary forces and KLA units. The Albanian side had only one wounded. Serbian police, military and paramilitary forces looted all the machinery from the furniture plant and "Gjeravica" Enterprise in Deçan.
     GJAKOVA: In the evening, Serbian military attacks continued on the villages of Reka e Keqe. There was sporadic shooting in the villages of Rakovina, Kramovik and Cërmjan i Poshtëm. 22 houses in Rakovina and 11 in Cërmjan were destroyed.
     GLLOGOC: 7 tanks left the military base in Çuka e Zabelit të Epërm and headed towards the Bogaj quarter and Llapushniku Gorge. Fire was opened towards the Llapushniku Gorge from the police check-point in Komoran. Military planes flew over the region. Serbian snipers opened fire from the PTT building in Gllogoc.
     SHTIME: Serbian police and military forces shelled the Carraleva Gorge. In Belinca, fierce clashes occurred between Serbian police, military and paramilitary forces and KLA units.
     FUSHë-KOSOVA: The situation is very tense in this district. The gravest situation is in town itself, where armed gangs of Serbian civilians are looting shops, are breaking and damaging shop windows and cars, are opening fire towards houses, etc. The shops of Afrim Berisha and Arianit Ahmetaj were hit. A car was blown around midnight. There was shooting from the military barracks in Vrella in the vicinity of Sllatina airport towards the village of Pomozotin. Large military forces are being stationed in the outskirts of Sllatina. Military forces were stationed in the premises of "Aca Marovic" Primary School. Different kinds of weapons were unloaded from the lorries. The school was turned into a check-point in which Serbian civilians are drafted. There is a feeling of insecurity in Fushë-Kosova. They fear an attack of the Serbian forces against the villages of this region. Being in such a position, people are evacuating women and children.
     OBILIQ: Police are ill-treating Albanian inhabitants of the villages of Plemetin, Hamidi, Sibovc, Hade, Shipitulla, Grabovc, etc. At the check-point in Palaj, police are preventing Albanian merchants from supplying the region with food.
     VUSHTRRI: Serbian army shelled the villages of Pantina and Okrashtica with heavy artillery and demolished some houses. Luckily, women and children had left and taken shelter in the villages of Lubavec, Vërrnica, Ashlan, Galica and Mitrovica. At about 1.30 p.m., Serbian paramilitary forces burned the hay in the yard of Gani Duraku in Stanoc i Poshtëm. They damaged his house by fire weapons. Aleksandar Kompirovic from Bukosh opened fire in his own yard in order to cause panic among his Albanian fellow- villagers.
     RAHOVEC: Tens of policemen in high alert and with guns pointed at people paraded through the town. On the way to Xërxa, the same policemen opened fire towards the vineyards. The village of Gexha is abandoned, many houses are damaged and the village is shelled from time to time.
     KAMENICA: Serbian police forces stationed at the place called "Qafa e Koperrnicës" are provoking and ill-treating the Albanian passers-by.
     FERIZAJ: In front of "Ispahani" tea shop, a policeman beat Emin Adem Hajdari (27) under the pretext that he had looked at the policeman. Police searched for Avdyl Faik Avdyli (1973) from Komogllava, who is in Germany for 4 years now. A military helicopter flew over the villages of Mirash and Softaj.
     PRIZREN: Two Serbian civilians and a uniformed policeman went into "Aurora" private bakery in "Bazhdarhane" and severely ill- treated citizen Gëzim Ninaj, "Ramiz Sadiku" st.231, and workers Mentor Gashi and Shefqet Martinaj from Dushanova. Police are ill- treating the workers of this bakery for the third time.
     MITROVICA: The situation is very tense, especially after many houses in the villages of Frashër i Madh and Pantina were burned. Military planes and helicopters flew very low over the town.
     PODUJEVA: Serbian forces opened fire for an hour after an unknown incident, which happened in Çuka e Shakovicës near Lluzhan. A police convoy was shot at with automatic weapons from the nearest forest. Afterwards, police stopped cars and buses and lined up passengers to protect themselves from the "attackers".
     PRISHTINA: Serbian policemen stopped Alban Agushi (1974), a student from Gjilan, interrogated him, took his index and tried to beat him, but he managed to escape. Ilir Kërçeli (21), a student from Gjilan, was subjected to severe ill-treatment.
     Serbian media inform that two Serbs were killed in Rakosh near Istog. There were fierce clashes between Serbian and Albanian groups in the vicinity of the village of Kijeva near Klina.
     LIPJAN: Some lorries from Prishtina are transporting the machinery from "Ferronikel" in Gllogoc to Medved. A part of that was transported to the military barracks in Vrella and another part to the house of Sllavko Vujacic, a worker with "Ferronikel" from Vrella. Serbian civilians and refugees from Croatia are provoking Albanian natives. In Magura, a part of the Albanian population left their homes due to fear from an attack.

DELAYED INFORMATION:

     SKëNDERAJ: On June 8, after the attack of Serbian military- police and paramilitary forces in Suhogërlla, Serbian police burned the private farm of Adem Alia completely and looted 38 calves and transported them to "Dubrava" farm near Istog for the needs of the police and army.
     PRISHTINA: On June 11, Serbian police searched for weapons at the house of Qamil Nuredini (1934), "Drenica IV" st.31. They also searched for his sons Besim and Arsim. On June 17, at the bus station in Subotica, Serbian police took out the bus the following Albanian sportsmen from Kosova, who were travelling to Slovenia to participate in the Athletics International Meeting "Velenje '98": Zijadin Kryeziu and Naim Malazezi, athletes, Kadrush Kaçanolli, coach, and Gani Kosumi, a sports journalist. The very same were subjected to physical and psychological ill-treatment, as well as insults on a moral and national ground. Arsim Zeneli (1974), temporarily employed in Lublana in Slovenia, was severely injured. On June 20, Serbian police searched for Besim Gashi, "Aca Mërdakovic" st. The pretext is unknown.
     VITIA: On June 18, at the police station in Ferizaj, 6 policemen severely ill-treated Izjah Emërllahu (1963) from Ramjan near Vitia, who suffered heavy injuries.
     PEJA: On June 18, in the outskirts of the town, Serbian police arrested and physically ill-treated Bashkim Q. Mahmutdemaj from Strellc and searched for weapons at the house of his cousin Haki B. Mahmutdemaj, against whom investigative proceedings began. On June 20, in the vicinity of the Footwear Combine, Serbian police looted goods from Haxhi I. Lajçi, "Musa Zajmi" st.3, and arrested Lavdim Tetaj, Shkëlzen Qerreti and Astrit Mazdreku - from Kryshec. On the road Peja-Rozhaja, Serbian police arrested Agron Z. Dautaj from Carrabreg i Poshtëm near Deçan, living in Peja. On finding out that he lives in Peja, policemen released him. At the check-point in Loxha, Serbian police arrested Azem Halil Zukaj (1953) from Beleg near Deçan and took him in pre-trial detention in the District Prison in Peja.
     FERIZAJ: On June 18, Kemajl Maliqi (1964), "Prizreni" st., was arrested and taken to the Prishtina Prison after being interrogated. Investigative proceedings began against him. He was subjected to physical ill-treatment during the investigation. In the morning of June 19, unknown persons in a "Ford" car distributed weapons to the Serbs in "Bledi" st. On June 20, in Koshare, some Serbian policemen beat Nasip Rushiti (64) from Slivova and were interested in the whereabouts of his grandson Zaim Rushiti. On June 20, 7 policemen arrested Jakup Qerimi (27), retarded, as he had a quarrel with a Serbian security worker.
     ISTOG: On June 19, Serbian policemen arrested dr. Anton Gegaj from Gurrakoc, a physician at the Health Care Centre in Klina. He was taken to the Prison in Peja and investigative proceedings against him began. On June 20, Vesel Boletini, an LDK activist, was taken to the police station and interrogated on the killing of Rajko Gujic, who died under unknown circumstances. On June 20, some policemen beat Ylber Metaj (1975) from Shushica e Poshtme.
     OBILIQ: On June 19, Hajredin Mirena, a bus driver, was forced to transport the family of Draga Spasic from the village of Palaj. Policemen threatened to take his son hostage in case he refused to do as told.
     SUHAREKA: On June 19, in the village of Sopija, police physically ill-treated Ibrahim Elshani (1962), a teacher with "7 Marsi" Primary School in Sopia; Bekim Elshani (1972); Bajram Elshani (1961); Arsim Elshani (1979) and Burim Elshani (1977) - all from Sopija. Bekim, Bajram and Arsim suffered injuries.
     MITROVICA: On June 20, 15 policemen searched for weapons at the house of Zymer Peci (65) in Boletin. They threatened to burn his house in case he refused to hand in his weapons.

Prishtina, 26 June 1998                      Information Service