Elek: Doctors are fighting for the life of Dragisa Galjak, 52 injured by rubber bullets, tear gas, blows with batons

The director of the Clinical Hospital Center Kosovska Mitrovica, doctor Zlatan Elek, told Kosovo Online that today 52 patients had sought help in this Hospital Center and that the vast majority of them had injuries from rubber bullets, shock bombs, and tear gas, as well as from KFOR soldiers' blows with boots and batons, while the most seriously injured was Dragisa Galjak, who had been shot by a member of the Kosovo police.

"The vast majority of them have injuries from rubber bullets, stun grenades, and tear gas, as well as from KFOR soldiers' blows to their upper and lower limbs, groin, chest, and back," Elek said.

According to the doctor, the most seriously injured is Dragisa Galjak, who has a gunshot wound in the area of the pelvis and a finger on his left hand.

"Out of those 52, three deserve the most attention, among them is Dragisa Galjak, who has two gunshot wounds, one in the area of the left half of the pelvis, and the other in the area of the index finger of the left hand. He is the most seriously injured and is currently in the intensive care unit, and doctors are fighting for his life even though the surgical intervention has been completed," Elek says.

He points out that Galjak was injured by live ammunition when he was shot by a member of the Kosovo Police Service. The other two who suffered more serious injuries, the doctor says, refused to be hospitalized.

"The other two injured who refused to be hospitalized are Dr. Dragisa Milovic, deputy director of the Clinical Hospital Center, who suffered multiple injuries in the area of the chest, back, abdomen, and upper and lower extremities. Those injuries were inflicted by blows with boots and batons by KFOR soldiers. Caslav Soforonijevic was also injured and has injuries from rubber bullets in the left groin area and bruises that are the result of blows to the chest, neck, extremities, and abdomen," Elek said.

The doctor emphasized that all the others who reported to the Clinical Hospital Center Kosovska Mitrovica had been slightly injured and that none of them had wanted to stay for treatment in the hospital.

"Although we suggested that some stay in the hospital, the vast majority wanted to return to their people," Elek said.