For the occasion of 10th anniversary of the crime against persons of Serbian nationality from villages Opteruša and Retimlje, that was commited ten years ago, a comemoration was held at Orlovača cemetery, on July, 18th 2008. Beside family members, it was also attended by activists of Women In Black and Fund For Humanitarian Law.
In July 1998. “Orahovac Group” kidnapped 25 men, took them to the cave called Volujak and executed them. That day, family Kostić lost 14 members. Sinan Morina was indicted for the crime, but due to the lack of evidence, charges were dropped.
It is important to emphasize that, exept Women In Black and Fund For Humanitarian Law activists (publicly denounced as traitors of Serbs and “Serbianhood”), none of the officials attended 10th commemoration, as an expression of support to the families of the murdered people of Serbian nationality.
Since the commemoration was held after the elections in Serbia had been over, it was clear that politicians needed Kosovo Serbs just for the purpose of pre-election campaign and preservation of their own positions of power. Since the elections and distribution of positions of power are now over, neither real, live Serbs, nor Serbian victims of crimes, are no longer of any interest to Vučić, Nikolić, Samardžić, Koštunica. Although Orlovača is just 20 km away from the centre of Belgrade, although it is closer than Gračanica and Dečani, end of the elections meant end of their “synodal concern” for Serbs.
I am especially interested in what stopped former prime minister Koštunica to attend the commemoration at Orlovača? Within the last two monts, the former prime minister has disseminated two million badges saying “Kosovo is Serbia”. Was he, once again, so busy that he remained uninformed?
July, 21st 2008.
(Prepared by Ljilja)
