Prime Minister Kurti: Bones found in Kizevac confirmed to belong to war victims

He has said they are in communication with the families of persons identified for these cases.

The mass cemetery in Kizevac, Serbia, connects with the mass cemetery in Rudnica, and we expect that other people, the victims of the Rezalla massacre, who are on the list of undiscovered persons, will be found in Kizhevac. However, this will be known after excavations and exhumations are completed at this location, as well as complete all necessary forensic examinations. writes Mr. Kurti, I follow Periscope.

He has asked to continue digging at that location.

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Two new IDs from Kizevac, on the anniversary of Kralan and Rezalla

Every day we commemorate the massacres of 22 years ago. Yesterday, they were filled with the massacre of Kralan, and today 22 years after the Rezalla massacre. In the Kralan massacre, 87 Albanians were killed who were citizens of the municipality of Kline, Malisheva, Gjakova and Sqahright. There are more than 40 missing people from this massacre, whose whereabouts are still unknown. Meanwhile, from the Rezala massacre we have 98 victims, Albanians executed, residents of this village and surrounding villages. The rezalla from the last war had 44 missing, of which 2 victims were found in the first few days of the postwar in Rezalla and 29 other victims were found in the mass Gurtore cemetery in Rudnica, Raska. The rezalla also lacks 10 people missing during the last war.

On April 5, 1999, Serbs surrounded the homes of these families and shot almost all the young men and boys. Only three of them have survived.

So today, in addition to honoring those killed in Rezalla's massacre, we must remember with honor the tragic confessions of survivors. We also have to remember Basca Misin Deliu, the survivor of the massacre, who is no longer among us by 2019, but he survived and ran to market. Baca Misin at every anniversary and opportunity given him has confessed the tragic story of one of the most brutal massacres committed by Serbia's military during the Kosovo war. He confessed and spoke because he wanted justice. That's why justice has to be decided, crimes have to be punished.

Right on this anniversary, we have received information that from bone samples that were exhumed over the past year from mass cemetery in Kizhevac and sent for DNA analysis, confirmed that these bones belong to victims of war in Kosovo. So far there are two new identifications for which we are in communication with the families of identified persons.

Massive cemetery in Kizevac, Serbia, connects with the mass cemetery in Rudnica, and we expect other people, the victims of the Rezalla massacre, who are on the list of undiscovered persons to be found in Kizevac. However, this will be known after excavations and exhumations are completed at this location, as well as complete all necessary forensic examinations.

So it's very important that excavations resume at this location, and at other possible locations of the mass cemetery.

We remain committed to continuing our work by giving priority to enlightenment and the location of the undiscovered, better legal and institutional treatment to their families and to work on establishing justice.