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September 01, 2003
ERP KIM Newsletter
01-09-03c
COVIC: OPEN SEASON FOR
HUNTING SERBS IN KOSOVO
Third Edition: 17:30 hrs
CONTENTS:
 ONE OF
WOUNDED SERBS IN SERIOUS CONDITION
Novica Simjonovic (46) who was wounded in
yesterday's bomb attack in front of the local store in the Serb part of
Cernica near Gnjilane was transported from Vranje to Belgrade today,
Simjonovic family confirmed to BETA.
Milomir Savic, who died this
morning around 05.00 from the wounds which he sustained in the blast was a
father of two teenage children. His sister Milica was killed in 1999 and
in the bomb attack of May 2000 his father Vladimir, mother Stanica and
brother Srecko were among the injured.
COVIC:
OPEN SEASON FOR HUNTING SERBS IN KOSOVO
"I am assured that the new chief of UN Mission in
Kosovo Harri Holkeri is a man who will undertake all which is within his
owers that perpetrators of such crimes are brought to justice as soon as
possible", said Covic making appeal on all politicians and structures in
Serbia to "give a chance" to the New Special Representative of the UN
Secretary General in Kosovo.
DIAZ: SECURITY SITUATION FOR KOSOVO SERBS
DETERIORATING
"Security situation is obviously
deteriorating on the expense of Serb and Roma population", said the
speaker of the Office of UN High Commissioner for human rights Jose-Luis
Diaz in his statement for BETA.
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ONE OF THE WOUNDED
SERBS TRANSPORTED TO BELGRADE HOSPITAL IN SERIOUS
CONDITION
Novica Simjonovic (46) who was
wounded in yesterday's bomb attack in front of the local store in the Serb
part of Cernica near Gnjilane was transported from Vranje to Belgrade
today, Simjonovic family confirmed to BETA.
Milomir Savic, who died
this morning around 05.00 from the wounds which he sustained in the blast
was a father of two teenage children. His sister Milica was killed in 1999
and in the bomb attack of May 2000 his father Vladimir, mother Stanica and
brother Srecko were among the injured.
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BETA NEWS
AGENCY
September 1, 2003
CERNICA,
September 1, 2003 - Novica Simjonovic (46) who was wounded in yesterday's
bomb attack in front of the local store in Serb part of Cernica village
near Gnjilane was transported from Vranje to Belgrade today, Simjonovic
family confirmed to BETA.
"Novica is in very serious condition and
that is why he was transported to a hospital in Belgrade for further
therapy", said the family of the wounded.
Ljubomir Simic (31) and
Milos Petrovic (48) are stil hospitalized in Vranje and their health
condition is stable.
Traces of blood are still visible In front of
the local store where an explosive device exploded yesterday. Locals
believe that the bomb was hurled from the neighboring empty house of
Stojan Stojkovic's who has lived in Switzerland since 1999.
At the
time of the attack there were six persons in front of the store and among
them only Sava Petrovic (66) received no injuries in the blast.
The
other explosion in the lower part of the village, which was heard almost
simultaneously with the first one, caused no casualties although many
people were in the street in that time. The explosive device fell in the
sand.
Milomir Savic, who died this morning around 05.00 from the
wounds which he sustained in the blast was a father of two teenage
children. His sister Milica was killed by extremists in 1999 and in the
bomb attack of May 2000 his father Vladimir, mother Stanica and brother
Srecko were among the injured.
After the attack Milomir Savic was
reportedly left in the street for two hours and 10 minutes because the
U.S. soldiers refused to transport him to the hospital. Finally a
helicopter arrived and flew him directly to Camp Bondsteel.
The
other three injured males were transported to the Vranje hospital (South
Serbia) before the U.S. soldiers arrived, locals say.
Bosko Dinic
(67), the fifth injured male, was released home after he was given the
first aid.
The school
in Cernica, which is located only 50 m from the site of the second
explosion, did not work today. Fifty Serb children attend classes in this
school.
Since the arrival of the international forces to Kosovo in
1999, 35 Serbs were injured in Cernica. Seven of them were killed
including Milomir Savic. Two Serb women died in a shock after one of the
bomb attacks.
Presently
200 Serbs and 3000 Albanians live in Cernica village.
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COVIC:
OPEN SEASON FOR HUNTING SERBS IN KOSOVO
"I am
assured that the new chief of UN Mission in Kosovo Harri Holkeri is a man
who will undertake all which is within his owers that perpetrators of such
crimes are brought to justice as soon as possible", said Covic making
appeal on all politicians and structures in Serbia to "give a chance" to
the New Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in
Kosovo.
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BETA NEWS AGENCY
September
1, 2003
Chief of the
Coordination Center for Kosovo and Metohija Nebojsa Covic said that
yesterday's armed attack on a group of Serbs in Cernica, in which Milomir
Savic (35) died, is "continuation of violence and terrorist attacks"
in the Province.
"It appears as if there is an open season for
hunting Serbs in Kosovo and Metohija", said Covic to BETA today in his
reaction to the recent wave of violence.
"I am
assured that the new chief of UN Mission in Kosovo Harri Holkeri is a man
who will undertake all which is within his powers to bring perpetrators to
justice as soon as possible", said Covic making appeal on all politicians
and structures in Serbia to "give a chance" to the new Special
Representative of the UN Secretary General for Kosovo.
"This is the
last in the series of altogether 75 attacks in the multiethnic village of
Cernica after the arrival of the international mission", said Covic adding
that "perpetrators of the previous attacks are known".
"No matter
whether these are members of Zeqiri, Hoxha or Mehmeti clans... UNMIK and
KFOR institutions must undertake urgent measures to preserve peace and
security in Kosovo and Metohija", said Covic emphasizing that he expects
action primarily from the new UNMIK head.
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JOSE-LUIS DIAZ: SECURITY SITUATION FOR KOSOVO SERBS
DETERIORATING
"Security situation is obviously deteriorating on the expense
of Serb and Roma population", said the speaker of the Office of UN High
Commissioner for human rights Jose-Luis Diaz in his statement for
BETA.
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BETA NEWS
AGENCY, Belgrade
Geneva, September 1, 2003
Office of the UN
High Commissioner for human rights assessed today that the security
situation for non-Albanian population in Kosovo is deteriorating and
appealed for protection of minority human rights in the
Province.
"Security situation is obviously deteriorating on the expense
of Serb and Roma population", said the speaker of the Office of UN High
Commissioner for human rights Jose-Luis Diaz in his statement for
BETA.
Regarding the frequent attacks in Kosovo, especially after
the murder of two Serb teenagers near Gorazdevac on August 13, Diaz
expressed concern for the security situation and violence in
Kosovo.
"These attacks are impermissible and should be condemned by
the entire international community", emphasized Diaz.
He added that the role of UNMIK is to
protect civilian population and that the Office of the High UN
Commissioner for human rights will continue warning and reminding that the
rights of minorities must be respected and protected.
"For us it is very difficult to
qualify what is the nature of these attacks", said Diaz in response to the
complaint that the UN Security Council failed to call these acts terrorist
attacks although Albanian National Army (ANA) has already been branded a
terrorist organization.
Commenting the situation in Kosovo and
possibilities for improvement of rights for the non-Albanian population,
the speaker of the UN Office for human rights said at the press conference
in Geneva last week that the situation in Kosovo has been one of
priorities for this UN Agency.
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