Majkondan splits the Democrats in two. Minarolli against Vejsiu. Berisha attempts reconciliation. Gjinushi against Majko A Norwegian prosecutor arrives under tight security. Three months to find the killers Page 4

By Filip Çakuli Dalip Greca On TVSH and private television channels, the director of the Agency for the Treatment of Unrepaid Loans begs and appeals to clients who have taken out loans and have not repaid them: repay them, if you can, and you will receive concessions! The director does not forget to mention a few very minor facts, such as: some borrowers lied about the purpose of the loan, others mortgaged nonexistent properties—for example, a shack was mortgaged for 20 million—and others put down a made-up name instead of their own, like with fake passports. One more detail, which the senior official mentioned sotto voce: 14,000 loan recipients are party activists who were granted loans and currently have no means whatsoever to repay them. And the director begs instead of seeking legal sanctions against those who symbolically handed out the loans and those who obtained them unlawfully and failed to honor the contract to repay them. KESH is calling on consumers who do not pay their electricity bills to become aware of their obligations and settle them, even in installments. Even more paradoxical is the fact that this appeal is addressed also to state institutions themselves, which continue to be debtors. Not long ago, the former Minister of the Interior asked PD activists to hand in all heavy weapons by 2:00 p.m. (read carefully: heavy weapons only). On the other hand, the police are appealing to criminals to Continued on page 3

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December 1 Cartoon: a man sawing through the word AIDS; signature “Murat” [?]

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Hajdari is decriminalized; his name is erased from the files. She was engaged for two days in order to turn her into a prostitute Page 2 The cabinet of curiosities in the courthouse preserves Nexhmije Hoxha’s relics. The body of a high school student is found Page 6 Two years in prison for the Greek killer of the Lazarat brothers. Nephew kills uncle; car kills father and son Page 7 Mediu: Demaçi must not be left alone. Milosevic cannot be trusted Page 5