Source: http://www.alb-net.com/kcc/index25e.htm#1 (Kosova Press/Kosova Crisis Center)
Accessed 09 April 1999

New massacre in the vicinity of Peja

Peja, April 7th (Kosovapress) On April 1st, serbian terrorist forces have executed another massacre over the unprotected albanian civil population. For this cruel massacre we were informed from one witness who was present in this terrible event together with 4-5 persons who reached to escaped accidental from this massacre. There are doubts that over 100 albanians from Lybeniq of Peja, are being killed on April 1st but the witnesses could identified only 35 of them. All the identified executed people were from Lybeniq, while only one of them was from Strellci Epërm of Deçani commune. Another unidentified albanian is being wounded.

The executed persons are:

1. Safet Salih Shoshi

2. Gani Demë Shoshi

3. Jashar Misin Hamzaj

4. Adem Isuf Bushati

5. Avdyl Ali Morina

6. Riza Avdyl Morina

7. Avdi Tahir Kçinaj

8. Ramiz Ali Avdullahaj

9. Fadil Shaban Alimehaj

10.Bajram Sadik Alimehaj

11.Shaban Isuf Alimehaj

12.Haxhi Sylë Alimehaj

13.Rrustem Malë Alimehaj

14.Hazir Malë Alimehaj

15.Shaban Lah Alimehaj

16.Bajram Rexhë Bobi

17.Demë Rexhë Bobi

18.Abdyl Ali Bobi

19.Zeqë Hysen Bobi

20.Kadri Isak Jahmurataj

21.Musë Sadik Jahmurataj

22.Qemal Musë jahmurataj

23.Ukë Hajdin Bushati

24.Shaban Sadik Jahmurataj

25.Isa Shaban Jahmurataj

26.Rami Sadik Bushati

27.Adem Sadik Haradinaj

28.Muzli Sadik Haradinaj

29.Skënder Binak Huskaj

30.Ramë Sadik Huskaj

31.Tahir Demë Huskaj

32.Bekim Beqir Huskaj

33.Rexhë Dan Huskaj

34.Naim Qelë Huskaj

All these massacred persons are from the village of Lybeniq of Peja, and

35.Rrustem Sadik Ukaj- from Strellci Epërm of Deçan

Declaration:

I, Shefqet Bobi, declare upon the Lybeniq case:

They (serbian terrorist police) have come about seven o`clock in the morning on date: April 1st.1999, and they have gave us ultimatum to escape from the village. We with all families and all other men have start to leave from the village, but when we reached near the end of the village , they devided us from our families.After the families were forced to leave for Deçan, the took us and alignmented and they executed us. when the were assured that they have kill us all, they went to burn our houses. Us 4-5 persons, who reached to survived, we went to hide in a house which was burnt. Then we run and we catch the column of civilian people of our village.About 10°°o`clock in the morning we left for Rugova.We came in Rugova on April 5th.1999. For few nights we slept in the hills of Strellc and Isniq, thenwe passed in Dimishec.

Document compiled by Dr S D Stein
Last update 09/04/99
Stuart.Stein@uwe.ac.uk
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