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The rape of the 11-year-old girl in Pristina, Ramë Lahaj: As a brother of 4 sisters, I call on you to protest

The rape of the 11-year-old girl in Pristina, Ramë Lahaj: As a brother of 4

Tenor Ramë Lahaj also reacted to the serious incident in Pristina where an 11-year-old girl was raped by 5 boys, calling for participation in the protest.

"As the brother of 4 sisters and the uncle of 13 nieces, I deeply and deeply experienced the event that happened yesterday in Pristina. I can say that the responsibility, the shame, the taking and the degeneration fall on all of us. We are all to blame! It is said that there were 5 people, and for me this represents the reality of the current degeneration in our society! An organized crime! God has forgotten us, because we first lost ourselves, love and respect for each other, so we have nowhere to console ourselves anymore. I wish it was the last pain! For the girl and her family, I pray that they recover from this macabre event as soon as possible. As for you, I invite you to protest together tomorrow, to show that we condemn this terrible and inhumane act, starting at 12:00 in Zahir Pajaziti Square. It's time to stop being silent, it's time to punish the perpetrators,

How did the event happen?

On Saturday, August 27, an 11-year-old minor was raped by 5 people in a park in the "Arbëria" neighborhood. It is learned that the boys first verbally harassed her, then abused her. The details from the prosecutor's file are shocking, where it is shown how one of the boys held her by force while the other sexually abused her. Then the girl was put in the car and taken to a field of grass and trees (according to the testimony), where she was raped again.

The serious event has received the attention of the media and has fueled the public revolt.

What is known about the authors?

The perpetrators of this sexual crime are adults, but also minors. Two of them are brothers. The Basic Prosecutor's Office of Prishtina has requested the detention of the 26-year-old with the initials ER and a minor, brothers among them, as suspects for the rape of the 11-year-old girl, while the citizens Xh.S. and GJ are also on the run.

What is happening with the girl in the last few hours?

Besarta Breznica from the Kosovo Women's Network, a non-profit organization, explains that the girl is safe, is fine and is receiving the necessary treatment. She is in a shelter for abused girls.

The reactions of President Osmani and Prime Minister Kurti

After this event, President Vjosa Osmani and Prime Minister Kurti also reacted.

Osmani writes: "Shocking inhumane act of sexual violence of an 11-year-old minor. I demand a rigorous investigation and accountability before the law for the perpetrators of the crime.

With the greatest severity and determination, we must repeat unanimously that no one is above the law. The law should be harsh with each such offender, especially in cases like this when the target of the violence is children".

Kurti writes: "I ask the law enforcement and investigative bodies to bring the suspects to justice as soon as possible and for the perpetrators to receive the punishment they deserve for this serious and shocking, reprehensible and unacceptable crime. Such brutal acts of violence against children must be treated with high seriousness, at the institutional level but also at the social and cultural level. Violence against women and girls is not a private matter, but a matter of security and well-being, public and social".