Subject: Re: A jeni ne dijeni te nje arresti te mundshem te Albin
KURTIT?
Albin Kurti and Adil Vokrri Arrested in Prishtina (HLC)
From: Natasa Kandic, Humanitarian Law Center, Belgrade, HLC_NK@EUNET.YU,
YHRF # 11
Arrests in Pristina, 29 April 1999
On 28 April 1999, Albin Kurti was arrested in Pristina, the former leader of the Albanian Students Union and spokesman to the former political representative of the Kosova Liberation Army, Adem Demaqi. Albins father, an official with the Kosova Parliamentary Party, was also arrested at this time, as well as Albins two brothers, Nazmi Zeka, the owner of the house where the Kurtis were temporarily residing, and Nazmis son. Witnesses claim that the arrest was conducted in an extremely brutal manner. Twenty-four
hours later, Albins fifteen-year old brother and Nazmi Zeka were released; they both had visible signs of beating.
The day before Albin Kurti was arrested, on 27 April 1999, the brother of a prominent soccer player Fadil Vokrri, Adil, was arrested. No information has been available about the destiny of the arrested persons.
On 25 April 1999, Adem Demaqi was taken in for questioning. According to his account, he had been interrogated for two hours in relation to his attitudes towards the solution to the Kosova issue.
There are other developments in Pristina, which cause a feeling of insecurity among the remaining Albanians. The police make rounds visiting homes and compiling lists of Albanians with permanent residence in Pristina and refugees staying with them. A number of Serb shopkeepers refuse to sell
their goods to Albanians. There are only a few Albanians in Pristina whose telephone lines have not been cut off.
At 06:18 PM 5/4/99 +0400, you wrote:
>Te nderuar Zoterinje,
> Eksponent te larte te Partise Radikale Italiane duan te
>dine ne se ka gje te vertete mbi nje arrest te mundshem te Z. Albin KURTIT.
>Mund te konfirmoni nje arrest te tille?
>
>Me respekt, Artur NURA
