Mortal remains of 4 people found in Jabuka, Zubin Potok

Acting Interior Minister Xhelal Sveçla said that the remains of four people, suspected to be victims of the recent war in Kosovo, were found in a mass grave in Jabuka, Zubin Potok, on Monday. Sveçla said that the victims were thrown into a clay pit after being executed. 

"So far, at least 4 bodies have been discovered, which after execution were thrown into a clay pit... Investigations into the criminals who committed this crime will continue. We will not stop until we discover the last missing person, but we will also not stop until each criminal pays for the crimes they have committed," Sveçla said in a statement to the media from the new location where the remains were found. 

The news of the discovery of the remains has also been confirmed by the Government Commission for Missing Persons. 

"The mortal remains have been sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for further forensic examinations, including identification through DNA analysis. Field excavations and exhumations of the mortal remains were carried out by forensic experts from the Institute of Forensic Medicine, including EULEX experts engaged within the IML, with the support of the Missing Persons Investigation Sector within the Kosovo Police War Crimes Investigation Directorate, other relevant police units, security and justice institutions, the Search and Rescue Association and the Governmental Commission for Missing Persons," the Governmental Commission for Missing Persons said in a statement, adding that due to the specifics of the terrain, excavation activities on Monday were focused on the location in Jabuka e Vogel.

The Commission has said that in the coming days, exploratory excavations will continue at the mass grave site in Kalludra, where work has been ongoing since last week, as well as at any other marked locations and in addressing any information that may contribute to shedding light on the fate and whereabouts of persons forcibly disappeared during the war.

On Sunday, the Kosovo Prosecution and Police announced the discovery of a new location where there may be mortal remains. Last week, a mass grave was discovered in Kalludër i Vogël, Zubin Potok. 

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Sveçla said that the distance between the two locations is approximately 900 meters. 

He said that Serbia continues to remain the same as it was in the 90s under Slobodan Milosevic. He called on the international community to react.  

"It's not changing...For almost three decades now, it has been working continuously to hide these crimes. It's high time the international community increased the pressure on Serbia, on its leaders, so that the truth about all these crimes comes to light," said Svečla.