The Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, today participated in the commemorative ceremony organized in honor of the life and work of the nation's hero, Ali Ajeti, on the 35th anniversary of the fall.

In his speech to the audience, Prime Minister Kurti said that Ali Ajeti was devoted to Kosovo with his whole being, and dedicated his whole life to the freedom of Kosovo.

"As today marks 35 years since the fall of the martyr Ali Ajeti, it takes two more weeks to mark 25 years since the arrival of freedom for Kosovo. So in this case, the age since the fall of the martyr Ali Ajeti is 10 years older than the age of our freedom that we enjoy, which we also live as a result of the work and fall of Ali Ajeti. This, because for the freedom of Kosovo, its people started paying very early, before the liberation war started, since the resistance and battles for the freedom of Kosovo, are years and decades earlier than the war of 1998 and '99 when they culminated," he said.

Speaking about March 1989, Prime Minister Kurti singled out Serbia's declaration of a state of emergency in Kosovo and days later the adoption of several constitutional amendments with which Serbia arbitrarily gave itself additional powers over Kosovo and consequently the suppression of Kosovo's autonomy. This preceded the organization and execution of an armed action on March 27, 1989, where one policeman was killed and another injured from the group known as "Ceta e Llapi", which was led militarily by Ali Ajeti, and politically by Sabri Kicmar.

"Among dozens of illegal organizations formed and disbanded in Llap since the 50s, the Llap Gang was the first organization in Kosovo that had a military character, that is, an armed resistance. Llapi's gang was the heir of an even earlier group called "Llapi's illegal group", formed on July 10, 1981 in Podujevë, by Ali Ajeti, Avdi Gjata and Hamit Hamiti", said Kurti.

Many members of this group were arrested and politically imprisoned at that time, including Ali Ajeti, who was sentenced to five years in prison.

After his release from prison, Ali Ajeti returned to his commitment to the freedom of the people and the liberation of his country. On May 30, 1989, on the day when a delegation of the European Parliament was in Kosovo to see the situation of the Albanians, in Podujevë Ali Ajeti and his friends from the Llapi gang organized a mass demonstration. The Serbian police reacted violently to the demonstrators, where Ali Aliu resisted with a gun until he was killed.

In this academy, Işe Ayeti also gave a speech on the occasion, who, on behalf of the hero's family, thanked all those who contributed to the making of the documentary and recording of this day. 

In the memorial academy, where family members and collaborators of Ali Ajeti, MPs, leaders and representatives of central and local institutions were present, the documentary about the work and life of Ali Ajeti and "Ceta e Llapi" was also shown.