26 years later, Kosovo has not forgotten the horror of the Racak massacre organised by Milosevic

44 victims were laid to rest at the memorial site. The body of the 45th victim has never been found. The Serbian authorities to this day deny the war crime.
15 January marked the 26th anniversary of the massacre in the village of Racak (Kosovo), in which Serbian security forces of war criminal and dictator Slobodan Milosevic killed 45 Kosovo Albanians.
44 victims were laid to rest at the memorial site. The body of the 45th victim has never been found. The Serbian authorities deny the war crime to this day.
Racak was surrounded and attacked by Serbian security forces on the morning of 15 January 1999.
The soldiers entered the village and invaded the houses one by one. Some villagers tried to hide but were found, beaten, taken away and shot.
Serbian authorities insist that all the victims were fighters from the Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA.
The first to warn the world in 1999 that a crime against humanity was being committed in Racak was the former head of the OSCE inspection mission in Kosovo, William Walker. He visited Racak the day after the massacre and, after seeing the bodies of the murdered civilians, declared that 'this is a grave crime against humanity'.
Evidence of the Racak massacre was also presented to the Hague Tribunal during the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, but he died before it was concluded.
On 15 January, many citizens bowed their heads in tribute at the memorial complex in Racak. | BGNES