Nenad Rashković, a Serb from northern Kosovo, has claimed that Kosovo Police officers used violence against him during a search of his property.
However, according to sources within Kosovo’s security institutions cited by Dukagjini, the search was linked to other allegations currently being investigated by the authorities.
According to these sources, there are grounds to suspect that Rashković may have concealed a weapon believed to have been used in the killing of Albanians in Kalludër and Jabukë during the 1999 Kosovo War.
The sources said the weapon in question is believed to be an AK-47 assault rifle, and authorities are investigating whether it may be connected to the war crimes currently under investigation in the area.
Meanwhile, during a search conducted at Rashković’s property on Tuesday, Kosovo Police found another weapon, described as a non-automatic rifle.
Rashković’s house is located near two sites where human remains believed to be connected to war crimes in Kalludër e Vogël and Jabukë have recently been discovered.
According to information obtained by Dukagjini, the distance between Rashković’s property and one of the locations where the bodies of Albanians allegedly executed during the war are believed to have been concealed is approximately 800 metres.
Sources also reported that Rashković resisted the police officers during the search.
The latest developments are connected to an investigation into one of the most serious alleged war crimes cases in northern Kosovo.
Following the arrest of Momir Jakšić and Miljko Bivas, who are suspected of having been members of the so-called Territorial Defence structures, investigators reportedly identified an area in Kalludër e Vogël where the bodies of Albanians killed in 1999 are believed to have been concealed.
The two suspects are alleged to have held different roles within these structures, with one serving as a member and the other reportedly as a commander.
Following their arrests, war crimes investigators, together with forensic experts, began searching the suspected mass-grave site.
Investigators believe that 23 members of the so-called “Group of Intellectuals” from Mitrovica may have been buried at the location. They disappeared on April 19, 1999, while travelling towards Montenegro.
The investigation is ongoing at several locations in northern Kosovo.
The alleged connection between the weapon and the 1999 killings remains subject to forensic and judicial investigation.
