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Serbian Kosovo
Sergey Yugov - 29.06.2002 13:08
SERBIAN KOSOVO IS BEING WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.
More horrific news is coming from Kosovo, more acts of vandalism took place in that long-suffering land. Orthodox Serbian graveyards were desecrated in the town of Djakovica and Orahovac.
Someone destroyed tombstones, leaving their "traces" on them – the symbols of extremist organization of Albanian guerrillas. Orthodox graveyards in the towns of Siga and Brestovic (near the city of Pec), suffered even more: vandals exhumed the graves and scattered the remains around.
The department of the exterior church relations of the Moscow Patriarchy cited the letter that was written by bishop Artemy to NATO-led peace force (known as KFOR) in Kosovo. The letter was filled with depression.
The bishop wrote that there were over 100 orthodox churches destroyed after the military actions in Kosovo and Metohija were over, not less than ten graveyards were desecrated. However, there has been no legal action taken in this respect, not to mention any arrests – nothing has been done on the territory that is directly defended by KFOR. Bishop Artemy believes that it goes about the deliberate policy of international community representatives here, not about some dereliction, or mistakes, whatever. Those events were kept secret by the leadership of the peacemaking force and international organizations for protection of human rights. The Albanian police and peacemaking force prevents the Serbian Patriarchy from documenting those acts of vandalism.
The Kosovo government totally supports acts of desecration, taking into consideration the fact that some of its representatives directly participate in them sometimes. The monument to the Serbian King Stefan Nemanja was demolished on June 4th. The monument was standing in front of the building of the Town-Planning Ministry of Kosovo and ministerial officials took a very active part in the demolition of the monument.
The analysis of events that are happening in Kosovo on a regular basis, made bishop Artemy come to the following conclusion: “KFOR takes part in the elimination of inheritance and culture of the Serbian Orthodox Church and in the spiritual genocide of the Serbian nation.” Local Albanian government is going to watch “law and order” – they will remove the ruins of orthodox churches that were destroyed by them. There will soon be another monument in Djakovica instead of the ruined church – the monument to Kosovo Liberation Army.
The Serbian Orthodox Church produced the updated edition of the book “Crucified Kosovo,” which contained documented evidence of acts of desecration against Serbian sacred objects, photographs of ruined temples and eyewitnesses’ stories.
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