Albania - Serbs are taken over border to Albania

(21 Jun 1998) T/I: 11:03:49 Two Montenegrins who claimed they were Yugoslav Army (JNA) deserters said in Albania on Sunday (21/6) that they had been ordered to kill civilians in Kosovo while serving in the predominantly-Serb federal army. OSCE representatives took the two men to a hotel room to meet with reporters. SHOWS: BAJRAMCURRI, ALBANIA 21/06 MS OSCE representatives walking into room with defectors, zoom in to CU of two defectors; SOT (Serbo-Croat) Montenegran defector, Fahrudin Muriz, saying that the officers had told him that this is war and that he would have to kill civilians - if not, they said they will kill him first. They told him that as soon as the Albanians saw his uniform they would kill him; Cu of hands; More SOT (Serbo-Croat) Muriz saying that that was when he decided to desert because he did not want to kill people on their doorstep; SOT (Serbo-Croat) defector Fahrudin Avdic: "We were told to catch everyone who could not defend themselves and then either kill them or take them to prison."; VS of the defectors talking together saying that the Albanians treated them very well "They gave us food and water and beds to sleep on. They couldn't have been better."; Truck on road, two defectors in truck; OSCE escorting the defectors into the hotel, two of the defectors inside the building; SOT (English) Bill Foxton, OSCE, "We have been in touch with the Albanian authorities, with the police and have passed on their request for political asylum."; CU OSCE identity card; More SOT (English) Foxton: "They will leave here quite soon and will go to Tirana and then there request for political asylum will be considered but I would imagine probably to a third country"; Vs of defectors in room; 2.38 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...