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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

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Serbia will not stop seeking justice for the killed Serbian children in Gorazdevac

Belgrade, 13 August 2020

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic said today, on the occasion of the 17th anniversary of the crime in Gorazdevac, that Serbia will never forget the murdered children, nor the level of cruelty of this crime and will never stop seeking justice for these children and their families.

The full statement of Prime Minister Ana Brnabic follows:

"In the village of Gorazdevac, on 13 August 2003, 17 years ago, one of the lowest, dirtiest, most terrible and most unreasonable crimes was committed – children were shot while playing and swimming in the Bistrica River.

Pantelija Dakic, who was only 12 years old at the time, and Ivan Jovovic, aged 19, were killed, three boys were wounded – Marko Bogicevic, Bogdan Bukumiric and Djordje Ugrenovic, and one girl – Dragana Srbljak, all aged 13 to 20.

And, as the father of the murdered Pantelija Dakic once said, "this is not an ordinary crime", to shoot 78 children at children bathing in the river.

Nothing more than this speaks of the degree of inhumanity and hatred, but also of the feeling of arrogance and surety that such a crime will not be punished and that the murderers will not be held accountable in Kosovo-Metohija, which was under international administration for years and where peace and security are "guaranteed" by international forces.

Serbia will never forget these children, nor the degree of cruelty of this crime, and we will never stop seeking justice for these children and their families," said Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.