The AAJB promotes exellence in journalism,
encouraging investigative journalism. We serve
as the national voice of Albanian journalists
Home and Abroad and we uphold the public's right to
know..
Goals
The
association campaigns to improve access for Albanian journalists to
the sources of information in Albanian Lands. It speaks out against the
lack of co-operation and the abusive treatment that still occurs
when it comes to Albanian journalists
RASTI
I BRODECIT DHE SPEKULIMET MEDIATIKE TE
QEVERISE SE GRUEVSKIT DHE KUISLINGEVE TACI
DHE ELMAZI
Bashkimi
Demokratik Shqiptar kėrkon intervenimin
energjik tė organizatave dhe
institucioneve ndėrkombėtare qė Maqedonia
tė ndėrpres praktikat e montimeve tė
proēeseve gjyqėsore kundėr njerėzve tė
pafajshėm dhe tė lirojė tė gjitha viktimat
e kėtyre praktikave... Pėr mė tepėr KLIKO!
The Situation in Brodec a day after the
police operation Mountain Storm on the first sight seems to be
quiet but the residents of this village are so worried about all
that theyve experienced. At about 13.00 the police has
permitted the media to visit the village. The police troops
could be seen everywhere, from the beginning of the road that
takes to the Highland Villages all the way to Brodec, where the
action took place, which according to the official information
from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, was to capture Lirim
Jakupi, known as NACISTI. The residents of the village who could
only get out of their houses after the arrival of TV crews,
evidently concerned, claimed that they had no information on
what had happened a day before in their village, because they
had been sheltered in the basements of their houses. They said
that theyve heard gunshots all day long and six inhabitants of
their village had been arrested by the police and sent towards
an unkwnown direction.
Witness nr 1:
They should release those detained civilians immediately,
indeed. Theyre innocent, why were they captured? Why cant
their children know where their parents are?
Witness nr.2:
When we got out of the morning pray in the mosque we saw the
helicopter flying over the village and started bombing.
Witness nr. 3:I
didnt get out since I was a bit ill, but Ive heard lots of
gunshots. It lasted for 5-6 hours.
Witness nr.4:We
have small children here. They were frightened. They started to
cry when they heard the bombs explosions.
The police informed that two members of the
armed group were murdered inside the village, and two others in
the forest near the village. The owner of the house where the
two men were murdered, says he was horrified when he saw the
blood all over his house.
Witness nr. 5:I dont even feel like living here anymore. As you can see
it.
The police presented in front of the media a
big amount of armament, which they claim was sequestrated inside
the village and around it. Weapons of different kinds were found
Journalist:The armament theyve found, the one they exhibit, did it
belong to those men of the armed group?
Witness nr. 6: The Armament? No. Didnt you see it was
rusty?
Witness nr. 7: The armament doesnt belong to the
inhabitants. Its not true. The macedonian police has brought
and unloaded that armament there. The inhabitants here havent
had any armament.
On our way back to Tetovo, we went past the
village of Shipkovica. The inhabitants of this village were
concerned as well for what had happened a day before in this
are. The police armoured vehicles had hit every car aside the
roads of this village.
Witness nr. 8: Yesterday morning, we were getting ready to
go to word, got on the car, we were inside the car when the
armoured vehicles arrived. We couldnt even get out of the car.
They squashed and destroyed the car. As you can see it. We were
so lucky to get out alive, Ive also had some pupils in the car.
I would like to appeal the minister, Refet Elmazi, to come here
and see the reality, because he sad nobody was hurt, the
armoured vehicle could have hurt us all, they were driving so
fast on their way to Brodec, but luckily we survived. And to
Gafur Adili, where is he, wheres his ANA, what does he keep it
for?Does he plan to attack America or Iraq? Now we need that
ANA, when we have such difficulties. The police has The police
has entered the Albanian houses and theyve done whatever they
felt like.
Presenter:
After the police action
in Brodec, a 4 year old boy is the only mail that remained in
Ahmetis family. The head of the family with his two sons were
arrested while the third sun returned back in a coffin. The
family claims that injustice was committed towards them and that
the weapon seized by police does not have anything to do with
their family members.
Mother:
We will be waiting for
Kushtrim to grow up, but who will grow up Kushtrim now?
Journalist
Kushtrim is the only mail
that remained in Ahmetis family in Brodec, Tetovo. The head of
the family Izmit Ahmeti, together with his sons Habib and Florim
Ahmeti were arrested during the police action in this village
last Wednesday. Their younger son, Fisnik Ahmeti, 21 years old
returned back home in a coffin.
Sister of Fisnik Ahmeti:
Poor mother, what can she
do today? She remained with her daughters and with her 4 year
old sun. For the time being he is the oldest he is the oldest.
I had a father and three brothers. They closed our door. We will
wait for Kushtrim to grow up, but who will grow up Kushtrim
now??? Who will be our man??? We ask them to return them back to
us without being mistreated, not as the one . who was returned
killed. They are bringing him back in a coffin. I do not see my
father and the other brothers. He is the only mail, my beloved.
We have other children in cradles. Who will take care for them?
How come that the Slavs were not ashamed of themselves?
Mother of Fisnik Ahmeti:
They took my husband
Izmit together with the two sons. God knows where they were
sent. They killed one of my sons. They are bringing him back to
me in a coffin. They left me with 6 grandchildren. Three of one
of my sons and three of the other son. They are all orphans now.
How should I take care of them? They took my husband and sons
from here. We do not know where they are, not at all.
Sister of Fisnik Ahmeti:
How come that they are
not ashamed of themselves? They brought so many tanks for four
persons. They took my father and my three brothers. They brought
so many armed vehicles. How come they are not embarrassed? Why
arent the internationals reacting? You saw yourself that what
happened. They raided, mistreated children
Mother of Fisnik Ahmeti:
They brought tanks and
loaded weapons around the streets. They came here, took some
things and put them nearby the weapons. Why doing this? Taking
out things from the walls and putting them near by the weapons.
It cannot be like this.
Sister of Fisnik Ahmeti:
They also killed Nevzat.
They found him on the street and they killed him. They killed
him for no reason.
Mother:
They also killed others.
Sister of Fisnik Ahmeti:
They killed my brother,
they killed Nevzat, they killed Ferat. They arrested many other
innocent villagers. They call them terrorists. Who are they
calling criminals? Do they have any facts to name them
criminals. Criminals raid. Criminals kill. Criminals steal. How
can they call an innocent person a criminal then???
Journalist:
In Brodec, Tetovo two
inhabitants of this village, Ferat Shahini, 20 year old and
Fisnik Ahmeti, 21 year old were buried. They were killed during
the police action mountain storm. Inhabitants from all over
Sharr mountain villages came to the burial. The family members
of Ferat and Fisnik said that they were never members of the
armed group. The armed group was positioned in Brodec without
the wish of the villagers.
Nazif Shahini,
grandfather of Ferat Shahini:
Did Macedonian police
know that ten armed persons for 6 months were here? Were they
aware about this?? Why they waited up to today??? For 5-10
persons that came to the village, to use artillery and hit
Brodec? Isnt this embarrassing for the state?? They named 17-18
year old boys commanders!! For what kind of commanders they are
talking about!!!??? These boys do not know what the weapon is.
Police killed civilians to fill the number. Where are those
that escaped? Where are the others? Someone of our Albanian
representatives said that the action was successfully completed.
They should be ashamed.
Journalist
The family members of 13
arrested persons of Brodec are concerned for their relatives.
They want to know where their family members are and how is
their health condition. According to them, since Wednesday they
do not know anything about their family members.
Uzair Dervishi, the son
of Halit Dervishi
Please, please a lot At
least we would like to see them. Today is Sunday and since
Wednesday 5 days are gone. We do not have any information for
them, neither phone call, neither we know what is going one with
my father..
The other boy:
Regardless that he is his
father. They are all our brothers. They are innocent. Police
stated that they have not mistreated them. We have seen how they
started to beat them up here. We can only image what they have
done to them in their prison.
Journalist
In the burial were
present Fazli Veliu, DUI MP, Bardhyl Mahmuti, President of the
Albanian Democratic Union and Hisni Shaqiri, President of NDU.
The emergency comity of Brodec, that was established after
police action that took place on 09th November,
requested from the authorities to provide them with a doctor who
will help to the women and children in order to overcome the
trauma which they suffered during police action.
TV NEWS 24 REPORT
On few websites on the internet very
disturbing images of the six corpses of murdered Albanians in
Brodec, Tetovo in Macedonia were recently published. (As you
may see in these scenes, the corpses of the Albanians are laying
down on the ground, the corpse of Ramandan Shiiti among them.
These images were obviously taken by a mobile phone camera, but
so far no information has been given about the authorship of
these images, taken in the presence of the Macedonian Special
Units, which they also appear laughing above the casualties.
Meanwhile, you still can see the dead bodies of the six
Albanians murderd in Brodec, in Tetovo, arsenal of found
weapons, and few shelters used by the armed groups. The
Macedonian Ministry of Internal Affairs didnt come yet with any
statements about these images on the internet. Nobody knows
where did these images come from and who was the person who has
recorded after the murder of the six Albanians in the village of
Brodec, in Tetovo.
Witness:
I was misused as a human
shield by police.
Journalist
How did they misuse you?
Witness:
Police was behind me and
I was in a cross fire. All this took place in front of 9
children. 6 are my kids while 3 of my brother.
