Acting President Albulena Haxhiu participated today in the reburial ceremony of Sinan Dauti.
On this occasion, she said that today we have gathered here in Prekaz i Epërm, on a day of pain and remembrance, to finally give rest to 9-year-old Sinan, whose body we knew nothing about for 27 years.
Acting President Haxhiu further said that Sinan is finally resting in peace in a place that will be visited not only by his relatives and family, but also by Albanians from all over.
“Sinan was only 9 years old, a child who should have grown up in play, school and dreams for the future. But his life was tragically cut short in the darkest days of the war in Kosovo. On April 12, 1999, in the Bregaj neighborhood of Prekaz, during attacks and shelling by Serbian forces, Sinan was seriously injured. After his family was forcibly removed from the village, he was first taken to the hospital in Skenderaj and then to the hospital in Mitrovicë, where he passed away. As if his murder were not enough, his body also disappeared,” said Acting President Haxhiu.
For 27 years, his family lived in pain waiting to find out the whereabouts his body, adding that now, with the identification of the mortal remains in the Suhodoll cemetery in Mitrovica, this long wait is over and Sinan has returned to his place of birth.
“Today, we are not here just for a reburial. We are here to honor his memory and to remember the 1392 children killed during the war in Kosovo, as well as all the innocent civilians who lost their lives in that difficult period. These testimonies are painful and remain part of our history and our collective memory. This event reminds us of the great price of freedom that our people have paid. This event obliges us to never forget our history”, emphasized U.D. President Haxhiu.
In the end, the Acting President said that the memory of Sinan remains a permanent call for responsibility, but also for justice, a call so that no other family goes through such pain.
