He is 85 years old, but his age is the last thing that scares him. Bajram Qerkini lives every single day with pain in his soul. For more than 20 years, he knows nothing of his son, disappeared during the war in Kosovo.
“My son went missing in August 30th, after he went out with his friends. Even today we don’t know where he is. How can a mother and a father experience this, being alive and not knowing anything about our son. 25 years living with sorrow,” he says.
Bajram shares that no one can understand what the families are going through, especially the mothers.
“As to how they’re coping, only the mothers know. How I’m coping, only my soul knows. No one can read my heart,” he says.
Bajram is concerned with the lack of action from the state of Kosovo to solve the issue of the forcibly missing persons.
“The government is at fault for not conditioning the international partners. Without knowing what’s become of the missing persons, we cannot move forward. But they [government] won’t do it. The international partners can do something. I don’t expect anything from Kosovo or Serbia,” he adds.
Even though Bajram doesn’t trust politicians, they honored April 27th, the day of the missing persons, through homages at the monument dedicated to them.
