President of the Republic
Boris Trajkovski 
Predsedatel na Republika Makedonija 
11 Oktomvri b.b. 
1000 Skopje 
Republic of Macedonia

Dear President Trajkovski

I am a lecturer at Aalborg University in Denmark. I am sending you
this letter as I am deeply concerned by the lack of development in
the case of the death of Sabri Asani from Aracinovo. 

On the night of 17/18 January 2000 the Macedonian police arrested
Sabri Asani together with two other men. They were taken to Skopje;
Sabri Asani was reportedly dead on arrival.

Sabri Asani died in the custody of police officers. The full autopsy
report has still not been made available to his family despite their
requests. A video tape and a still photograph of Sabri Asani's body
taken shortly before his funeral indicate that he met a violent death
while in the hands of the Macedonian police.

I therefore ask Your Excellency to make the autopsy report public and
to carry out a public and impartial investigation into the death of
Sabri Asani.  Moreover, I urge Your Excellency to ensure that those
reponsible for the death of Sabri Asani are brought to justice. This
principle should apply wherever such people happen to be, whereever
the crime was committed, whatever the nationality of the perpetrators
or victims and no matter how much time has elapsed since the crime was
committed.

Yours sincerely