Syndicate: Natasa Kandic from Pristina

[Slobodan Markovic <twiddle@eunet.yu>]

    Here's another Natasa Kandic's report from Pristina. She is
    a director of the Belgrade-based Humanitarian Law Center NGO.
    Her e-mail address is: hlc_nk@eunet.yu

    Greetings,

            Slobodan Markovic   | http://solair.eunet.yu/~twiddle
            Internodium Project | http://www.internodium.org.yu

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YHRF # 11

Arrests in Pristina, 29 April 1999

On 28 April 1999, Albin Kurti was arrested in Pristina, the former leader
of the Albanian Students Union and spokesman to the former political
representative of the Kosovo Liberation Army, Adem Demaqi. Albins father,
an official with the Kosovo Parliamentary Party, was also arrested at
this time, as well as Albins two brothers, Nazmi Zeka, the owner of the
house where the Kurtis were temporarily residing, and Nazmis son.
Witnesses claim that the arrest was conducted in an extremely brutal
manner. Twenty-four hours later, Albins fifteen-year old brother and
Nazmi Zeka were released; they both had visible signs of beating.

The day before Albin Kurti was arrested, on 27 April 1999, the brother
of a prominent soccer player Fadil Vokrri, Adil, was arrested. No
information has been available about the destiny of the arrested persons.

On 25 April 1999, Adem Demaqi was taken in for questioning. According to
his account, he had been interrogated for two hours in relation to his
attitudes towards the solution to the Kosovo issue.

There are other developments in Pristina, which cause a feeling of
insecurity among the remaining Albanians. The police make rounds
visiting homes and compiling lists of Albanians with permanent residence
in Pristina and refugees staying with them. A number of Serb shopkeepers
refuse to sell their goods to Albanians. There are only a few Albanians
in Pristina whose telephone lines have not been cut off.


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