The Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo, Albulena Haxhiu, accompanied by the Acting Minister for Labour, Family and Values of the Liberation War, Andin Hoti, paid homage on the 27th anniversary of the Bukosh Massacre.<\/p>\n
Acting President Haxhiu said that on May 3rd 1999, 27 years ago, 25 innocent civilians, men and boys ranging in age from 85 to 5 years old, were separated from the flight line of Albanian families.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were forcibly taken from their families. Their families, on the other hand, were forced to continue the path of deportation. While innocent civilians were brought to this school, placed near the walls of this school and shot. Not in a battle, not in an armed confrontation, but they were killed and shot cruelly, deliberately and in cold blood,\u201d emphasized Acting President Haxhiu.<\/p>\n
According to her, what happened 27 years ago here in Bukosh is not an isolated case, but is evidence of the genocide and ethnic cleansing that Serbia has committed in the Republic of Kosovo.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut the resistance of the Kosovo Albanians, their courage and also the conviction that we must stand strong, has forced Serbia to retreat. So, the just war of the Kosovo Liberation Army, the resistance of our people and the support of our international partners, have made Kosovo liberated, free and independent\u201d, said Acting President Haxhiu.<\/p>\n
She further added that today we honour the innocent civilian martyrs, but we are also close to the families, many of whom are survivors of this massacre, and despite the pain they remained strong. This is proof that our people are strong despite the challenges they are going through.<\/p>\n
Acting President Haxhiu said that as institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, we will continuously engage in addressing the responsibilities we have, especially in cases related to justice, because we cannot continue without justice for war crimes, wherever we go, the request of the families is that justice is served for these sufferers.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know that recently many actions have been taken, including trials in absentia, because Serbia does not hand over war criminals. Therefore, despite the fact that there has been progress in this regard recently, there have been so many crimes in Kosovo that have been committed by Serbia that the progress seems to be small. Therefore, we call on the justice institutions to continue their work and commitment in the investigation, namely the criminal prosecution and trial of war criminals\u201d, emphasized Acting President Haxhiu.<\/p>\n
Afterwards, the Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo, Albulena Haxhiu, and the Acting Minister for Labour, Family and Values of the Liberation War, Andin Hoti, paid homage at the statue of Hero Besim Ndrecaj, in Theranda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo, Albulena Haxhiu, accompanied by the Acting Minister for Labour, Family and Values of the Liberation War, Andin Hoti, paid homage on the 27th anniversary of the Bukosh Massacre. Acting President Haxhiu said that on May 3rd 1999, 27 years ago, 25 innocent civilians, men and boys ranging in age from 85 to 5 years old, were separated from the flight line of Albanian families. \u201cThey were forcibly taken from their families. Their families, on the other hand, were forced to continue the path of deportation. While innocent civilians were brought to this school, placed near the walls of this school and shot. Not in a battle, not in an armed confrontation, but they were killed and shot cruelly, deliberately and in cold blood,\u201d emphasized Acting President Haxhiu. According to her, what happened 27 years ago here in Bukosh is not an isolated case, but is evidence of the genocide and ethnic cleansing that Serbia has committed in the Republic of Kosovo. \u201cBut the resistance of the Kosovo Albanians, their courage and also the conviction that we must stand strong, has forced Serbia to retreat. So, the just war of the Kosovo Liberation Army, the resistance of our people and the support of our international partners, have made Kosovo liberated, free and independent\u201d, said Acting President Haxhiu. She further added that today we honour the innocent civilian martyrs, but we are also close to the families, many of whom are survivors of this massacre, and despite the pain they remained strong. This is proof that our people are strong despite the challenges they are going through. Acting President Haxhiu said that as institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, we will continuously engage in addressing the responsibilities we have, especially in cases related to justice, because we cannot continue without justice for war crimes, wherever we go, the request of the families is that justice is served for these sufferers. \u201cYou know that recently many actions have been taken, including trials in absentia, because Serbia does not hand over war criminals. Therefore, despite the fact that there has been progress in this regard recently, there have been so many crimes in Kosovo that have been committed by Serbia that the progress seems to be small. Therefore, we call on the justice institutions to continue their work and commitment in the investigation, namely the criminal prosecution and trial of war criminals\u201d, emphasized Acting President Haxhiu. Afterwards, the Acting President of the Republic of Kosovo, Albulena Haxhiu, and the Acting Minister for Labour, Family and Values of the Liberation War, Andin Hoti, paid homage at the statue of Hero Besim Ndrecaj, in Theranda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":187819,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n