“Ylli, Agron and Mehmet were never given a fair and public trial, an opportunity to defend themselves, or any semblance of due process. Their post-conflict, extrajudicial killing was cold-blooded murder.” OpportunityGivenProcessColdConflictFairsMurderKillingDuesTrialsPostsSemblanceDue ProcessCold Blooded Author:Avis Bohlen
“[P]rogress, however, has not sufficiently infiltrated the Interior Ministry, affording protection to those who participated in the Bytyqi murders and other egregious Milosevic-era crimes.” CrimeMurderProtectionErasMinistryInteriorsAffording Author:Avis Bohlen
“Nobody has been held accountable for the Bytyqi murders. Those in command of the camp and the forces operating there have never been charged.” Has BeensForceMurderCommandCamps Author:Avis Bohlen
“The murderers of the three Bytyqi brothers, New York residents who were executed by Serbian Ministry of Interior personnel in 1999, have never been prosecuted. The U.S. government cannot accept that the murderers of three of its citizens go unpunished.” GovernmentThreeAcceptingNew YorkBrotherCitizensMinistryInteriorsMurdererResidentsPersonnel Author:Michael Kirby
“These three brothers were not afforded the opportunity to defend themselves in a court of law. They were not given a fair and public trial. Paramilitaries, under the command of senior Ministry of Interior officials, denied them these rights and shot them in cold blood.” LawThreeOpportunityGivenRightsBloodBrotherColdShotsFairsCourtTrialsCommandOfficialsDeniedMinistrySeniorInteriorsThree Brothers Author:Garry Robbins
“Eleven years after the discovery of their bodies, no one has been held accountable for their murders. The chief suspects in the chain of command, including the camp commander, have never been charged.” YearsHas BeensBodyDiscoveryMurderIncludingCommandChainsChiefsSuspectsCampsCommandersElevenChain Of Command Author:Garry Robbins
“The wall of silence in the Interior Ministry, which protects those who are widely believed to have ordered this and similar crimes, remains intact.” SilenceCrimeWallProtectRemainsMinistryInteriors Author:Garry Robbins
“The United States remains deeply concerned that, to date, no individuals have been convicted for the 1999 killings of U.S. citizens Agron, Ylli, and Mehmet Bytyqi.” Has BeensStatesIndividualUnitedUnited StatesCitizensConcernedRemainsKilling Author:Victoria Nuland
“Those who gave the orders, oversaw the killings, and ordered the subsequent cover-up have yet to be arrested and prosecuted.” OrderKillingArrestedCover Ups Author:Victoria Nuland
“We expect Serbian authorities to bring to justice all individuals at all levels who are responsible for their deaths without further delay. This also remains a high priority on our bilateral agenda with Serbia.” IndividualJusticeLevelsAuthorityResponsibleRemainsPrioritiesAgendasDelaySerbia Author:Victoria Nuland
