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border zone with Bosnia 30 kilometers in width had to
be cleansed of Muslim-Slavs.
The latest information received by the Humanitarian
Law Center indicates that the number of Bukovica Muslim-Slavs
withdrawing into Pljevlja is growing. People
who fled the village of Rosulje at the beginning of May
say that an elderly man, Hilmo Drkenda, from the village
of Ukšiće was beaten to death and that many in
Bukovica have been harassed, beaten, or robbed by soldiers.
2. A Delegation Visits Bukovica
Humanitarian Law Center
On March 17, a delegation of the CSCE Mission in the
Sanjak, the SDA Serbian Muslim-Slav political party, the
Merhamet Islamic relief organization, Pljevlja officials, a
Montenegrin Parliament member, and a member of the
extended Bungur family started out by car to visit villages
in the Bukovica region. After traveling several
hours, the delegation reached the village of Kovačevići
where it talked to the village authorities and two Muslim-Slav
residents - two very old men - who had been
summoned for the occasion. One of them, who had
been severely beaten, said he could not identify his
attackers; the other said he could not explain why 14
members of his family had gone to live in Pljevlja. The
delegation gave up its original intention of visiting border
villages after being told by Yugoslav Army officers
that they were unable to guarantee the safety of the
CSCE Mission, especially in the village of Ravni, in view
of the possibility of attacks across the border by Bosnian-Muslim
forces. No delegation or journalist has ever
reached Ravni. Nonetheless, Pljevlja authorities and displaced
persons from Ravni confirm that the body of
Latif Bungur still lies unburied in the village.
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