The President of the Republic of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, accompanied by the Speaker of the Assembly Glauk Konjufca and the Mayor of Drenas Municipality Ramiz Lladrovci, paid tribute today in Poklek and Çikatovë e vjetër in Drenas.
President Osmani said that April is a month of aching anniversaries for the Republic of Kosovo, because we commemorate many massacres committed upon civilians.
“And the one here in Poklek, is among the most terrible, cruelest massacres, a Holocaust in terms of similarity and the cruelty that was committed against children, against the elderly, against women, against vulnerable people, against babies not older than six months of age”, said President Osmani.
Madam president also stated that in Poklek, in the house she visited following the tributes, civilians were burned several times in a row, and none was spared despite their age.
“Babies were executed, as I said, and children whom, the only thing they wanted, all they expected, was to live safely, to live with their parents and to live freely. The youngest victim of this massacre was named Liri (Freedom), only six months old, as a symbol of the sacrifice that both Lirie and her entire family would make, so that we can live free today”, said the President.
President Osmani said that on this anniversary, as for every other anniversary, we call for justice, adding that those who ordered this massacre are known by name and surname.
“The Centre for Humanitarian Law has gathered evidence on the person who was in charge of the police force that burned these families that day, that executed these families, but unfortunately those who ordered to let them go are not behind bars, but have received medals and promotions from Aleksander Vucic, who is the head of Serbia today”, said the President.
The president thanked Mr. Muqolli and all the family members, as well as Teuta Elshani and others who never stopped telling the truth about this massacre and never stopped seeking justice.
