The trial for the Gërdec tragedy, the former employee: we were not trained in disassembling weapons, we put gunpowder in bags

2023-10-18 16:56:55Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The trial for the Gërdec tragedy, the former employee: we were not trained
The explosion in Gërdec / Former minister Fatmir Mediu

The questioning session of the witnesses called by SPAK for the Gërdec tragedy has started today, among whom will be Shkëlzen Berisha.

Alketa Hazizi, former employee of the dismantling factory, is one of the witnesses questioned about the Gërdec tragedy. She said they were not trained in how to dismantle weapons.

The testimony of Alketa Haziz:

I worked for several months, my father-in-law lost his life in the explosion. We didn't have work contracts and we hadn't done any training on how to dismantle weapons. At first, together with my husband and father-in-law, we started by disassembling cartridges and then moved on to shells. The procedure was the same, we dismantled them with a hammer, removed the diabola, and then the shells were taken with a sledgehammer, while the gunpowder was bagged and sent to the warehouse. The whole field was filled with gunpowder, I didn't understand where the flames came from, I just heard the screams, flames, I looked up and saw that the fire was in the gunpowder bags. The flames were high and we had no way to put them out. Then we all tried to run away to escape.

We filled the bags with gunpowder and transported them in carts, I heard the screams, I saw the flames there, I was almost 10 meters away from the flames. The fire was in the lower part of the factory. I only know Dritan Minxolli and Vangjeli. Running away, I stepped on casualties, I fell near the main gate, I saw that it was on fire but I could not leave, I had 32% of my body burned. I have never seen Fatmir Mediu, nor do I know him. There I saw another person whose name I don't remember.


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