3 minutes ago23 Dead, Swiss television investigates blood feuds between Pec's two large families
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(4 years ago)Killing a father in France in 2013 is at the heart of a revenge between two clans. More than 23 dead and dozens injured are balance. “Miss au Point” investigated this series of assassinations that continued in Kosovo, writes Swiss Radio Television (RTS), broadcast Express. A group of killers killed [...]
A group of killers coldly killed a father in Frances, Switzerland, in 2013. Selim E. He returned from one evening with his wife and four children. It's past 11:00 in the morning. The man gets killed in front of his house while he's parking. His wife, shocked, does not recognize the faces of the killers, but explains that she had seen them.
According to the court documents, the murder warrant fled and escaped from the weapons near Willars-sur-Glâne. Two suspects were arrested, B.L. and F.A., who were found thanks to the DNA tracks in the weapon. In 2019 the two defendants were sentenced to 20 years in prison for the first and a 9 - year sentence for the second.
The victim's family, however, criticises the trial. Selimi's brother calls: “We are angry against Swiss justice. All the culprits have not been arrested. It's a scandal, they're protected by prosecutor”
The convicts recognise some of the facts, but refuse to admit they are the perpetrators of the shooting. B.L. He claims his innocence. According to him, he was only the commando driver. B.L. He hopes for a new trial and the opportunity to give his version of the event. However, a new judgment seems impossible. During his appeal trial, B.L. He had fled to Kosovo. He's been back in prison ever since.
A Clan War Among Kosovars
The motives and bombers of the murder remain a mystery. The two suspects did not give details to the police. For Fribourg's prosecutor, Fabienne Gasser, a tribal war would be at the beginning of France's murder. Keys to understanding would be found in Kosovo.
A team from the “muse au Point” went to investigate in Pec. This town is the scene of a war between two clans, the K family. And the E family, who live ten minutes by car from one another. They've been fighting guns and explosive attacks for years.
Business Successful in Builder
Selim E., victim of murder in Frances, is part of the E family. who is a sworn enemy of the K family. He has lived in Switzerland for years, has four children, and has managed to create a very successful business with his brothers, GE Construction.
Together, they import construction machines from Spain. The collapse of the construction market in Spain in 2009 left many vehicles for sale. Family E. can buy these vehicles in cash and export to Switzerland, some worth nearly 100,000 francs. They mostly sell to a large Swiss construction company. GE Construction suspended its activities several years after Selim E.
Links Between Mafia and Politics
Much of the E family. He was living in Kosovo at the time and could count on a considerable local support. Selimi's aunt is married to the brother of renowned politician Xhavit Haliti. According to confidential documents from the NATO Force in Kosovo (KFOR), he has a business relationship with the E family. The man is a former soldier of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters (UCK), a rich and powerful politician.
In 2011, the British newspaper The Guardian accused the politician of money laundering and links to the Albanian mafia. Xhavit Haliti has dismissed these charges, which he considers a slanderer.
A revenge murder in Frances
The war between two families is a story of assault and revenge. In this macabre chronology, a member of the K family. Killed several months before Selim E. He's killed in Kalashnikov style in a coffee shop in Pec. This crime has never been clarified and no one has been judged.
But it all shows that family K. He would have done justice by organizing the Fransse murder.
Spectre of an ancestor set of laws
Without state intervention, both families began an endless revenge. Sociologist Birol Urcan notes that this kind of conflict has already existed in the region in the past. These blood killings have been codified by Kanun, a collection of laws that for hundreds of years has regulated life in society in Albania and Kosovo.
“If a member of one family kills one member of another family, they are in a bloodbath”, Birol Urcan explains. Each member of the victim's family is assigned to kill a member of the other family. Anyone can be targeted, only men.
It's definitely over, it was 200 years ago”, says the sociologist. However, none of the families respect the canun's rules and codes”, he explains.
Crime Continues
The latest attack dates back to 2019 and left one injured. On social networks, the two families regularly provoke each other. Naser K's son. has published several videos that he mocks the E family.
However, according to Peja police, the situation has stabilised in recent years. A large part of these families died. Survivors hide and come out hard.
The Peja people were also mobilized to prevent this massacre. Major protests on peace and the end of impunity have been held in the city in recent years. Intervention of civil society is a light of hope to end this war between these two families.
To see the story prepared by Swiss television, click the KETU.
