As the Kosovo specialised state prosecutor’s office and police announced today, five retired members of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior were arrested for suspicion of war crimes in the village of Račak. According to the investigation carried out in recent months, “these persons were identified as part of the special units of the Serbian police during the operation on 15th January 1999 in Račak”, said Ilir Morina, prosecutor. A commemoration for the killed civilians in Račak was held.
PICTURE: AP Five Serbs from the Štrpce and Gnjilane area were brought before a judge in Priština who is to decide on further measures, reported the Serbian press agency Tanjug. The Kosovo Interior Minister Xelal Svecla welcomed the arrests. As he said, “there will be no compromise regarding the crimes committed against our population.” This is
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