Blic (18/1/2001)
Report of forensic experts from Finland about alleged massacre in Racak kept secret from EU parliament deputies
No traces of massacre
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Berlin - In the report on the alleged massacre presented to "Berliner Zeitung" daily before final publication in "Forensic Science International" there are no conclusions that Serbian security forces have committed massacre over peaceful Albanian peasants in Racak.

Experts from Finland led by Helena Ranta engaged by EU for "Racak case" claim it was "not possible to determine that victims were from Racak". They also said there were no traces of later committed massacre.

OSCE observation mission lead by American William Walker in spring 1999 shortly before NATO intervention in Yugoslavia, claimed that there were "proofs about non-armed and massacred civilians in Racak. The alleged massacre the politicians of the West and Germany used as explanation for giving consent for bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO. According to "Berliner Zeitung", Helena Ranta also admitted this.

This newspaper further writes that Ranta made new report in June last year and presented it to the Hague Tribunal and high EU officials. Both got "secret" seal so not even deputies of European Parliament had been acquainted with Ranta's report.

At the end of January 1999, two most reputable French newspapers "Figaro" and "Mond" published proofs that American media ignored completely as well as OSCE observation mission. "Figaro" and "Mond" wrote that "Racak massacre" was a complete set-up.

"This issue requires attention for several very disturbing facts. Namely, Serbian forces had nothing to hide. That day, before beginning of attack on the village known as KLA stronghold, Serbian forces invited two members of AP television to shoot the operation. Warning was also sent to OSCE observation mission that sent two vehicles with American registration plates", journalist of "Figaro" wrote.

OSCE observers spent the whole day in the hill having absolute view on the village. At 3 p.m. arrived the first police report about 15 killed KLA members. Half an hour later the Police left the village together with members of AP television. At 4.40 p.m. French journalists passed through the village and met three OSCE vehicles. International observers talked with middle-aged Albanians in civilian, looking for civilian victims. Half an hour later they took to the hospital two lightly injured people.

"The scenes of Albanian dead bodies that shocked the world were 'discovered' next morning at 9 a.m. At that time the village was taken by KLA again. They took the strangers to the place of alleged massacre. About noon William Walker personally expressed his 'astonishment' at the massacre. All Albanians had the same statements about policemen breaking into their houses, separating men from women and killing them on the spot. The fact is that shots made by AP television show quite a different picture".

The shots show that the village was empty when Serbian Police entered it. The fire exchanged between Serbian Police and KLA was intensive. The Serbian security forces surrounded KLA. As AP journalists reported, KLA members were trying to break the ring. Some of them succeeded in them, some did not.