17/11/1998
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Republika

17 November 1998

Get out, they’ve mined the Doctor’s car

PD: The Referendum must be postponed. The opposition leaves the KQY. The crisis paralyzes the Commission. The Deputy Chairman accuses the chairman and the secretary: They have stolen our seal

The mystery of the phone call that got Hajdari out of the office on the night of the murder is revealed

Rrapo Danushi: Property, Berisha’s lost game

P. 9

Who frightens the angels?

They cannot be right-wingers from either the North or the South

[Partly outside the frame] angels?

They cannot be right-wingers from either the North or the South Albania is threatened once again; a storm is gathering. The situation can be compared to a “dead sea,” a term more familiar to sailors. South By Dalip GRECA Albania is threatened once again; a storm is gathering. The situation can be compared to a “dead sea”—a term more familiar to sailors. In such cases, there are no waves on the sea’s surface, only a few faint white ripples, but things are boiling underneath, the [unclear] hides in the depths, and then the storm comes. In such cases, mythology called on angels to drive away evil spirits. Such is the situation in Albania. The difference is that the false “calm” has begun to break: a conflict in Kukës, the Lazarat operations starting up again, an explosion ..., a murder in the middle of the capital, a massive ambush on the national highway—all are more than waves warning of a storm. More dangerous are the muted signals. In a large Albanian city, ominous rumors are circulating: whoever votes for the constitution will have their house blown up! The city has fallen silent, and so have its citizens. Terror has begun to keep people awake even at night. In cafés, even here in the capital, anxious whispers pass from ear to ear: something is going to happen! Whether from cowardly fear or from ill-omened lamentations! The unfortunate Albanians feel completely abandoned; here we come to the ... Continued on page 3

An Italian deputy prosecutor speaks exclusively to “Republika”: Minors, a crime pool and organ transplantation

P. 5

Bulgarian Ambassador in Tirana: How Bulgaria became a country with a self-imposed condition; eight years after its adoption, it feels the need for changes

P. 5

Is Zani’s release being prepared?

□ Is Zani’s release being prepared? Italians exploit sick workers; 40 in hospital Page 6

Police arrest five men from Lazarat

□ Police arrest five men from Lazarat Attack on the municipalities of Durrës on the eve of the Referendum Deputy Prime Minister Meta reports himself to the Prosecutor’s Office Network breakdown blocks 32 trucks P. 7, 9

- We are working for your future...

Inside:

Attack on the couple from Berat in the middle of Tirana “Angel of Mostar” wounded Godo: Not even the Kanun shoots at women Everts reveals the Albanian challenge Berisha: Berisha, no to adventurism