Kosovo commemorates those who fell for freedom in Kruše e Madhe. President Vjosa Osmani was the first to lay wreaths and honor the fallen, emphasizing that this place is not only a symbol of pain, but also of resistance.
Prime Minister Albin Kurti then paid tribute. Both leaders, on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of the Krusha e Madhe massacre, emphasized that this great sacrifice for freedom will never be forgotten.
"The Krusha e Madhe massacre is not just a terrible crime from 26 years ago, it is our daily life, it is our present because the pain continues today as it did 26 years ago. It is an open battle for justice, therefore we cannot allow the blood of those who were innocent to remain silent and for their sacrifice to be forgotten. We must not remain silent, we must not stop, we must not allow justice to be delayed indefinitely because justice for Krusha e Madhe is justice for all those who gave their lives for our freedom, for the heroes of the KLA and for the martyrs of freedom", said President Osmani.
"The massacre in Kruše e Madhe was part of the indictment for war crimes against the butcher of the Balkans Slobodan Milošević. Despite this, justice has not yet acted and the perpetrators have not been punished. It is evident that the soldiers and police of Serbia had great hatred and a clear plan to commit crimes where their greatest concern was the disappearance of the bodies. So the disappearance of traces of the crime. Forced disappearances, kidnappings, burning and throwing bodies into the river and other inhumane forms of damage and disappearance of bodies are clear evidence of this genocidal project", said Albin Kurti.
Kosovo leaders continued their tributes in Kruše e Vogël.
"The Serbian forces did not stop at murder, they burned bodies to cover the traces of the crime, but they can never hide the truth. From the ruins of Krusha e Vogël, from its wounds, from the scorched earth, the strongest, most resilient people that humanity has ever known have emerged. What happened here will never be forgotten, not for revenge, but to never be repeated. Today, Krusha moves forward, today Kosovo moves forward, but never by giving up on our demand and work for justice, justice for all those who gave their lives for our freedom," Osmani added.
"It is an urgent matter to address the crimes committed during the war, because, as long as these crimes do not age, the witnesses of these atrocities are getting older and fewer every year. Faced with such a brutal genocide, there is only one dignified response, to bring justice to justice as a moral and universal imperative for every victim. The scale of that crime forced NATO to intervene. Justice cannot be withheld for such a scale of crime. With the highest institutional and national responsibility, we must continue with dedication to addressing war crimes before justice and before history. I am very optimistic that for security and for development, for democracy, we are moving forward and will move forward even faster, but what has lagged behind us is justice. Justice has lagged behind in almost every aspect, including addressing the crimes committed during the war. They have good working conditions, they have good incomes, but I cannot give them the courage and will," declared the Prime Minister.
On March 25, 26 and 27, 1999, in the village of Krushe in Rahovec, Serbian forces massacred 243 people. Meanwhile, 893 private and public houses were destroyed by fire. (A2 Televizion)
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