Albanian film portrays victims as perpetrators of atrocities

Ethnic Albanians from Kosovo last year financed the making of a motion picture that portrays Serbs as kidnappers and organ harvesters, writes a daily. This cinematic effort came despite the fact that it is precisely ethnic Albanians from the province - members and leaders of the KLA - that have been accused of committing the organ trafficking atrocities, while Serb and other civilians from Kosovo were their victims. Albanian film portrays victims as perpetrators of atrocities The film entitled "Caged" was released in October of last year, Vecernje Novositi writes. In December, Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty published his report, accusing the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and its leaders. The allegations were first presented by former Hague Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte in 2008, while calls for an independent probe into the case have since gained support from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the OSCE. Serbia also is trying secure a UN-mandate probe that would shed the light on the fate of her citizens kidnapped and missing in Kosovo in 1999 and 2000. But all this did not prevent the Kosovo Albanian financiers from spending money on the film, filled with gruesome imagery and characters committing atrocities while shouting phrases in broken Serbian. Furthermore, the film starts with a message in French, claiming that it was "based on true events". The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution described the film as an affront to the victims - and said it was seen by 100,000 people, grossing around one million euros. Reacting almost a year later, the prosecution also said the story was "a classic fallacy, made just before the Marty report". "It must be investigated who stands behind it. It is unclear to me why these horrible crimes are being presented in this way, when the truth is completely different, which we will bring to light," Prosecutor Vladimir Vukcevic was quoted by the newspaper. The gruesome imagery from the film (novosti.rs)

Albanian film portrays victims as perpetrators of atrocities

The film entitled "Caged" was released in October of last year, Večernje Novositi writes.

In December, Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty published his report, accusing the so-called Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) and its leaders.

The allegations were first presented by former Hague Chief Prosecutor Carla Del Ponte in 2008, while calls for an independent probe into the case have since gained support from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the OSCE.

Serbia also is trying secure a UN-mandate probe that would shed the light on the fate of her citizens kidnapped and missing in Kosovo in 1999 and 2000.

But all this did not prevent the Kosovo Albanian financiers from spending money on the film, filled with gruesome imagery and characters committing atrocities while shouting phrases in broken Serbian.

Furthermore, the film starts with a message in French, claiming that it was "based on true events".

The Serbian War Crimes Prosecution described the film as an affront to the victims - and said it was seen by 100,000 people, grossing around one million euros.

Reacting almost a year later, the prosecution also said the story was "a classic fallacy, made just before the Marty report".

"It must be investigated who stands behind it. It is unclear to me why these horrible crimes are being presented in this way, when the truth is completely different, which we will bring to light," Prosecutor Vladimir Vukčević was quoted by the newspaper.