PRISHTINA, 22 SEPTEMBER 1993

TWO KOSOVA HELSINKI COMMITEE OFFICIALS DETAINED

The Serbian police detained Monday evening at a Kosova-Macedonia border check-point in Gllobocica, Gazmed Pula, chairman of the Kosova Helsinki Commitee and Arber Xhaferi, a Presidency member, reports today's Bujku. The police halted and then detained them under the pretence that they had participated at a round table discussion in Tirana on free and unhindered ciruculation of people. Mr.Pula and Mr.Xhaferi were held at the police station for 16 hours where they were interrogated on the workings of the round table as well as the activities of the Kosova Helsinki Commitee.

ALBANIAN TEACHERS MALTREATED IN KACANIK

Today's Bujku brings cases of Serbian police intrusions at several schools and maltreatment of Albanian teachers in Kacanik. Thus, on Monday the police intruded into a classroom of "Skenderbeu" secondary school in the town and datained the teacher Mustafe Krivanjeva in the presence of his students. The police also intruded into a classroom of "Idriz Seferi" elementary school at the Bob village and detained the geography teacher Ilaz Loku, and Nafi Livoreka and Burhan Zeneli, school house-keepers. On monday evening the Serbian police detained at her home Teuta Berisha a teacher of English. The detainees were reported maltreated and beaten at the police station.

SERBIAN POLICE SHOT AT AN ALBANIAN JOURNALIST

Two days ago in Bardhi i Madh village of Fushe-Kossove, the Serbian police shot at Zeqir Bekolli, Prishtina based Bujku journalist, while he was driving home. The Serbian police shot at his car without any warning. Mr.Bekolli trying to avoid any further confrontation drove in another direction. A civilian car with two men in it (a uniformed policeman and a civilian) followed his car and after overtaking under an arm threat was asked to stop. He was later taken to the police station where he was severely beaten and later allowed to go home. What surprised Mr.Bekolli was that the police weren't even interessed to know who he was.

EXTENDED DETENTION FOR LDK BRANCH CHAIRMEN

The Serbian authorities decided to extend the detention period for three Albanian LDK branch chairmen, being held in prison in three Kosova towns. According to today's Bujku, Mehdi Bardhi, chairman of the LDK branch in Gllogove, and member of the Parliament of Kosova, arrested more than a month ago, got an extension of his detention for another 30 days. The same was decided for Adem Salihaj, chairman of the LDK branch in Ferizaj, also an MP, and Agim Krasniqi, chairman of the third local LDK branch in Prishtina. The latter is serving a two-month prison term. No formal charge has been initiated against the three Albanian activists.

SANCTIONS AGAINST SERBIA SHOULD NOT BE LIFTED, KOSOVA ALBANIAN LIBERAL PARTY SAYS

Sanctions against Serbia should not be lifted if Serbia does not show its readiness to peacefully retreat from Kosova, and unless the people of Kosova is left to decide freely upon its fate, a statement of the Albanian Liberal Party of Kosova, issued yesterday, said. The statement goes on that the international community should exhort further pressure in order to let Serbia know that it cannot go on with its colonizing policies in Kosova. The statement also urges relevant international bodies not to lift the sanctions against Serbia even if an agreement on Bosnia is reached.

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