Pejë, 12 June 2024
On the Liberation Day of Kosovo, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, commemorated the civilians killed 25 years ago in the massacre of the Bala family in Dardani, Peja. On June 12, 1999, the armed forces of Serbia brutally killed six innocent and defenseless civilians, five of whom were children.
That night, the sisters Nita and Rina (5 and 6 years old) were killed together with their mother Vjollca (28 years old). Rroni (4 years old) was hiding behind his mother Vjollca and when the shooting started, he was unconscious. After waking up, he went to the room of his grandmother Mahije, who was paralyzed and was hiding under her feet. His father, Musa (31 years old), was violently abducted and found dead, mutilated by torture, on June 17, 1999.
On June 12, 1999, Agon (6 years old), Dardanja (11 years old) and Hajri (12 years old) were also killed. Their mother, Halisja, survived nine bullets in her body. Isa Bala and his son Vetoni (8 years old) also survived.
In the day room, the survivors of the massacre showed the traces of the crime, for which no one has yet been convicted or tried.
Prime Minister Kurti reiterated that the open wounds of the Bala family and all families who have lost their loved ones demand justice.
On this day marking a quarter of a century of the liberation of Kosovo, Prime Minister Kurti has commemorated all the children killed during the war in Kosovo and the sacrifice of the people of Kosovo for the freedom we enjoy today.
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