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Kosovo Prosecutor's Office: One arrested in Zubin Potok was active Yugoslav Army member during war
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Kosovo Prosecutor's Office: One arrested in Zubin Potok was active Yugoslav Army member during war

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Kosovo authorities have secured evidence that one of the recently arrested individuals in Zubin Potok was an active member of the Yugoslav Army during the war period.
  • Police and the Special Prosecutor's Office found material evidence during a search of the suspect's property.
  • The arrested individuals are suspected of war crimes against civilians in 1999, allegedly responsible for the deaths of 23 Albanian civilians, with human remains found at a suspected mass grave site.

Kosovska policija i Specijalno tuลพilaลกtvo Kosova saopลกtili su da su obezbedili dokaze da je jedan od nedavno uhapลกenih u Zubinom Potoku bio aktivni pripadnik Jugoslovenske vojske tokom ratnog perioda.

During a search of the suspect M.J.'s property in Zubin Potok, police and the Special Prosecutor's Office reported finding and seizing material evidence. On July 28, police announced the arrest of M.J. and M.B. on suspicion of committing war crimes against the civilian population in Kosovo in 1999. They are suspected of being responsible for the deaths of 23 Albanian civilians.

Simultaneously, excavations began in the village of Mala Kaludra, Zubin Potok, at a site suspected to be a mass grave. Authorities believe the remains of 23 intellectuals from Mitrovica, who forcibly disappeared in April 1999, are located there. Relevant authorities have since confirmed the discovery of human remains at this location.

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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.