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mit’s cousin Qamil found Hamit’s mutilated he was holding the position known as Te vish- body in a wood above Mikushnicë/Miku njat/Kod višnje (At Cherry’s) in the forest ne šnica. He identified him on the basis of his ar Prekaz i Epërm/Gornje Preka ze. At abo identity documents. Hamit was buried later ut 14:30h, Shemse din and a few other soldi the same day in the ceme tery in Prekaz i ers left towards the villa ge school in a L a d a Poshtëm/Donje Prekaze. Niva with a machine -gun moun ted on it. A Sour ces: statement of H.K, HLC-18197; state shell flew into their moving car, severely wo ment of N.K, HLC-18166; ICTY, IT-05-87(M. unding Shemsedin. His fellow combatants, Milutinović et al.), EX.5D00755, HLC-33256. who had only received light injuries, rushed him to the KLA field hospital located in the villa ge of Gradicë/Gradica [Gllogoc/Glogo Naim (Brahim) Haxhiu vac municipality], where he died two hours (born 26/09/1972, Albanian from Tërnac/Tr later. His fellow comba tants buried Shemse navce, Skënderaj/Srbica muni cipality, university student, single, member of KLA) din later that day in Gradicë/Gradica. On 30 Septem ber 1998 they transferred his body to Kadri (Miftar) Mehmeti the ceme tery in Prekaz i Epërm/Gornje Pre (born 5/12/1974, Albanian from Prekaz i kaze. After the war, on 2 July 2001, his body Epërm/Gornje Prekaze, Skënderaj/Srbica muni was laid to rest in the Cemetery for Fallen cipality, economist, single, member of KLA) Combatants in Tërnac/Trnavce. Naim had completed a course of studies at Sources: statement of B.H, HLC-32463; state the Faculty of Economics. Kadri had com ment of B.M, HLC-31868; J. Martinsen, List.., pleted economics high school, but worked HLC-26092. as a construction worker. The two men we re good friends. On 22 September 1998, Serb forces were moving towards Prekaz Xhevxhet (Munish) Maliqi i Epërm/Gornje Prekaze, backed by tanks (born 20/02/1977, Albanian from Prekaz i and armoured personnel carriers. Village Epërm/Gornje Prekaze, Skënderaj/Srbica mu residents fled into the nearby woods. Na nicipality, student of mechanical engineering, single, member of KLA) im and Kadri headed for the KLA posi tion above the Fazli Deme neighbourhood Xhevxhet joined the KLA in early 1998. [Prekaz i Epërm/Gornje Prekaze]. The Before Serb forces entered Prekaz i Epërm/ ir families knew nothing about them for Gornje Prekaze on 22 Septem ber 1998, three days. After the withdrawal of Serb Xhevxhet’s family had fled to Mount forces on 25 Septem ber 1998, some KLA Çiçavicë/Čičavica, while Xhevxhet had go soldi ers found their bodies in a large field ne to join his unit [Prekaz i Epërm/Gor in Prekaz i Epërm/Gornje Prekaze and bu nje Prekaze]. That was the last time he was ried them in the village cemetery. After the seen by his family. Xhevxhet’s body was fo war, on 2 July 2001, Naim’s family transfe- und after the withdrawal of Serb forces, on rred Naim’s body to the Cemetery for Fal 25 September 1998, in a wood above the len Combatants in Tërnac/Trnavce. village of Prekaz i Epërm/Gornje Prekaze, Sour ces: statement of B.H, HLC-32462; state towards Lubavec/Ljubovac. He was buried ment of M.M, HLC-16625; J. Martinsen, List.., that same day in the village cemetery. HLC-26092. Sources: statement of B.M, HLC-31870; J. Mar tinsen, List.., HLC-26092. Shemsedin (Pajazit) Haxhiu (born 15/05/1973, Albanian from Tërnac/Tr Ejup (Dibran) Behra mi navce, Skënderaj/Srbica muni cipality, farmer, (born 16/10/1955, Albanian from Prekaz i single, member of KLA) Epërm/Gornje Prekaze, Skënderaj/Srbica muni Shemse din lived with his parents, sisters and cipality, school courier, nine children, member brothers in Tërnac/Trnavce. He joined the of KLA) KLA in April 1998. On 22 Septem ber 1998, At about 06:00h on 22 September 1998,
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