ALBANIAN
DOCTOR AND STUDENT ACTIVIST REPORTEDLY DISAPPEARS IN
PRISTINA
According to Kosovapress, which is linked to the
KLA, Dr. Flora Brovina, a well-known doctor and
civil society leader in Kosova, was kidnapped on
April 22 in the ward known as Aktash, Prishtina. Dr.
Brovina was renowned for her humanitarian efforts on
behalf of civilians. No further details are
available, and the report has not been independently
confirmed.
The Humanitarian Law Center in Belgrade issued the
following report of Albin Kurti's arrest.
On 28 April 1999, Albin Kurti, the former leader of
the Albanian Students Union and spokesman to the
former political representative of the KLA, was
arrested in Prishtina. Adem Demaqi. Albin's father
and an official with the Kosova Parliamentary Party,
was also arrested at this time, as well as Albin's
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, Albin's 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 Prishtina, 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 Prishtina and refugees staying with
them. A number of Serb shopkeepers refuse to sell
their goods to Albanians. There are only a few
Albanians in Prishtina whose telephone lines have
not been cut off. |

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