Adem Jashari’s former comrade-in-arms: Kurti and Sveçla reopened our war wounds, we did not deserve the tear gas

A former member of the Kosovo Liberation Army and comrade-in-arms of Adem Jashari, Xhevahir Geci, has reacted after tear gas was used against protesters in Pristina.

In a statement on the “Debat Plus” programme, Geci said that among the protesters were children of martyrs, as well as people who had been wounded during the war.

According to him, the use of tear gas brought back the traumas and wounds of the past.

“There are sons and daughters who are children of martyrs. There are men and women with wounds on their bodies. And today, for the second or third time, Albin Kurti and Xhelal Sveçla reopened our wounds”, Geci said.

He said he himself was affected by the tear gas during the protest and that the situation, in his words, had endangered his life.

“I personally took wounds from the tear gas. And some young men saved me, because I could have died tonight from a smoke I have never experienced, except in ’89”, he said.

Geci also addressed the acting Minister of Internal Affairs, Xhelal Sveçla, saying the protesters had not provoked the situation.

“Xhelal Sveçla owes us. We did not provoke it. This is unforgivable”, Geci said.