League of Communists of Kosovo

The lawyer for suspect Murat Jashari, an ethnic Albanian originally from the south-western Macedonian town of Kumanovo, told BIRN on Tuesday that his client said he shot Vllasi because of his alleged role in oppressing Kosovo's youth during his time as head of the former ruling Communists.

Former head of the ruling communists in Kosovo Azem Vllasi was wounded on Monday morning in Pristina in a shooting incident, police confirmed.

"Around 8am today we have received information about a shooting in Hajdar Dushi Street in Pristina. A person was wounded as a result," police spokesperson Florie Ahmeti told BIRN.