Incident with U.S. Marines in Tirana. Lino intervenes. Police patrol taken hostage

Scandal engulfs the Court

Case files disappear without a trace. Judges are replaced. Zani and Kakami are left without judges. The Prosecutor’s Office launches a fierce attack on the Court. Removal of immunity demanded. Ceka owes Islam money Bibera: I have no knowledge of Hajdari’s murder; I have not been to the Prosecutor’s Office

Ready for talks...

… the suspicious atmosphere

A round-table meeting held yesterday in Rome, initiated by the Secretariat of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and attended by a broad international network, preceded the donors’ meeting to be held on October 30. International projects for stabilizing Albania were the subject of the Rome meeting, but it will be the Donors’ Conference itself that decides the fate of economic and political reforms in Albania. But does there now exist in Albania an institutionalized climate worthy of international support? In reality, the state and the rule of law remain questionable. The public administration reeks of indoctrination and domination; the judiciary is an offshoot of the executive branch. Human rights are not respected to an acceptable degree. Continued on page 2

Negotiations

the donors and the suspicious atmosphere

Inside:

27 ships in the hands of the Prosecutor’s Office Student’s murder: Frenchman admits all charges Tropoja Bank: director leaves it to the Police Commissariat Page 2 The people of Durrës govern themselves: 100 senators, one president and four governments elected University entrance exams: faculties pass the buck to the Ministry Alimuçaj left without a lawyer Page 6 Ministry of Defense tenders under investigation Partizani kills his brother “Demon” sentenced P. 7

December Students: Legal Retribution for Azem Hajdari

Republicans in pursuit of high-quality alternatives. Mediu in Durrës’s political executive Page 5

PRESS CONFERENCE

Today at the PR headquarters in Sellinë, at 10:00, the Presidium is holding a press conference

KOSOVO

• Tuesday decisive — NATO’s four scenarios • Serbian artillery violates the ceasefire, guns aimed at Drenica • TANJUG invents another attack by the Albanians • Milošević is warned again Page 11

POLITICS

Majko denies Nano SHIK takes its place in Parliament Balli wants to become a modern party Coincidence or premonition? Both Berisha and Nano are calling for and warning of new elections. Pages 3–4 Prodi may come to Albania for good Albania gets its 40th party Page 4 Gjinushi, guardian of his party’s gate Bode: We don’t have time to read the Constitution with Legisi Page 5