Kurti Appoints Former KLA Soldier to Head Commission for Missing Persons
Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti has appointed Agron Limani as chairman of the Government Commission on Missing Persons.
“I have known Agron for more than two decades and together we have organized actions in pursuit of justice, such as the one in 2004 in front of UNMIK offices when we published the list of names of 56 suspected criminals for the Krusha e Vogël massacre, an action for which he was arrested,” Kurti wrote.
The acting prime minister announced that during the war, Limani was a soldier of the KLA, his brother was killed, while his father, uncle and uncle's son – all three – remain missing, reports IndeksOnline.
“Despite obstacles and constant sabotage by Serbia, we are committed and unwavering in our efforts to seek the truth, with the aim of shedding light on the fate of each of our loved ones forcibly disappeared during the last war, as well as establishing justice,” Kurti added.
This is his full post:
Today I appointed Mr. Agron Limani as Chairman of the Government Commission on Missing Persons, a position previously held by Minister Andin Hoti.
I have known Agron for more than two decades and together we have organized actions in pursuit of justice, such as the one in 2004 in front of UNMIK offices when we published the list of names of 56 suspected criminals for the Krusha e Vogël massacre, an action for which he was arrested.
He is the co-author of the monograph “The Killed Village” about the Krusha e Vogël massacre, a book that has served justice institutions as evidence in the case where Darko Tasić was convicted. During the war, Agron was a soldier of the KLA, his brother was killed, while his father, uncle and uncle's son – all three – remain missing. They are among the 60 people unaccounted for from the massacre committed by Serbian armed forces in this village. His mission in search of truth and justice began with leading the Association for Research of Kidnapped Persons “March 26, 1999”.
By profession he is an electrical engineer, and he has also served as Director of Agriculture in the Municipality of Prizren.
Despite obstacles and constant sabotage by Serbia, we are committed and unwavering in our efforts to seek the truth, with the aim of shedding light on the fate of each of our loved ones forcibly disappeared during the last war, as well as establishing justice.
Meanwhile, the recent excavations in Kalludër of Zubin Potok are entirely the result of the work of the Republic of Kosovo's institutions, and we repeat the call for international pressure on Serbia to implement the Declaration of May 2, 2023 on forcibly disappeared persons, in particular for opening the archives of its forces, including changing the decision on the 30-year classification, until 2044, i.e. opening the archive of the 37th Motorized Brigade of the Yugoslav Army.
