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Kosovo MP admits 'war rape photo' not genuine - Gazeta Express 2-3 minutes _____ A graphic image presented Thursday by Kosovo MP Flora Brovina shared by Kosovo media alongside a claim that it shows a Kosovo Albanian woman being raped by Serbian military during the war, is not genuine. The claim is false. Ruling MP Brovina addressing media ion Friday apologised to family members of sexual violence victims and public opinion for the distress she has caused and took the responsibility for not verifying the photo first before presenting to media. Gazeta Express has published Thursday that the photo presented by Brovina can be found online and is manipulated. The original photo is a still from a porn video and can be found in various porn sites. After media reports and reaction of civil society and NGOs, Brovina was interviewed by the Special Prosecution of Kosovo and after the questioning she addressed media when she acted very distressed and admitted that she was deceived without making further investigation on the originality of the photo. "I never doubted this document can be false. It is up to the state institutions to verify whether the photo is genuine," Brovina stated. She also said that she has not violated the privacy of victims of sexual violence after publishing the photo. She admitted that she has not made nay research before going public with the shocking statement that the photo was taken somewhere in Kosovo by Serbian soldiers showing three uniformed men raping a woman. "I am really sorry, once again I apologise to all, maybe I have failed to verify the photo at the last moment," Brovina said with her voice shaking. Publication of the photo caused shockwaves in Kosovo and triggered reaction of NGOs advocating for rights of war rape victims who criticised Brovina for publishing them without checking first its originality. /GazetaExpress/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SERBIAN NEWS NETWORK" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/senet. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/senet/016701d50cc3%24bae60350%2430b209f0%24%40gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
