| Xhemail Rexhepi | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Commander Shqiponja" |
| Died | (2015-07-23)23 July 2015 Kumanovo, Macedonia |
| Allegiance |  National Liberation Army |
| Rank | Commander |
Xhemail Rexhepi, also known as Commander Shqiponja, was a commander of the National Liberation Army (NLA).
Rexhepi became a member of the Democratic Union for Integration (DUI). In September 2014, Rexhepi announced his candidacy to become president of DUI's branch in Kumanovo. He was shot and killed in a cafe in Kumanovo's Bedinje neighborhood on 23 July 2015. Two other persons who were with him were wounded. Bajram Limani, who was acting head of DUI in Kumanovo, told Alsat that he and his supporters acted in self-defense and had been attacked by Rexhepi's group in his office, and surrendered to the police. DUI condemned the killing. In 2017, the Kumanovo court sentenced Limani to 7 years and 3 months in prison, 5 years for murder, and 2 years and 3 months for illegal possession of weapons. However, he became a fugitive.
References
- ^ "Junior Ruling Party Official Killed in Kumanovo". Balkan Insight. 24 July 2015.
- ^ "International arrest warrant for the killer of "Shqiponja" from Kumanovo". Sloboden Pecat. 2022.
- "Përgjaket gara për kryetar të degës së BDI-së në Kumanovë, humb jetën kandidati Xhemail Rexhepi". Balkan Web (in Albanian). 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- "Macedonia: Albanian party official surrenders to police". B92. 24 August 2015.
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