11/03/2000
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Republika

11 March 2000

Mediu: United opposition against the mafia clans in power

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Godo: Italian aid on the way to being unblocked

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Albright concerned about the situation in Kosovo

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Rebellious residents block the Kukës-Morinë road

Urgent withdrawal of Tirana’s special forces and removal of the Solidarity Tax demanded A tense situation in the north of the country. Local authorities ask Parliament for help P. 2

Republican leaders meet with Shkodër intellectuals

“When evils combine, good people must unite, because otherwise they will be broken one after another and everyone will become a victim of this absurd government.” These were the words of Republican leader Fatmir Mediu at a meeting with Shkodër intellectuals. At this event, he gave a lesson on the political development of Albanian society over the last decade. P. 3

Warning about child trafficking also arrives from neighboring countries

Child trafficking remains a borderless emergency of our time. The situation of children in Albania and, even worse, of those in emigration is the most problematic. This was also confirmed by Deputy Prime Minister Maklube Çeco herself, at her meeting with Italy’s Minister of Solidarity, Livia Turko. The alarm over the endangered lives of children has been repeatedly raised by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, specifically by the Committee for Women and the Family. So far, official figures are unavailable. P. 11

Tirana Police documentation seized

A group of prosecutors continued procedures on Friday at the Tirana Prefecture Police Directorate to clarify the case concerning allegations published in one of the Albanian magazines under the title “This Is How I Made Millions in Rinas.” According to sources at the General Prosecutor’s Office, three police officers—the head of the Rinas police station, Rebani Memushi, the former head of the Criminal Investigation Department, Astrit Halili, and the former chief inspector, Hiqmet Miraka—discussed in an office conversation how the money was made and divided... P. 2

Gjinushi: The SP has slandered me

The Social Democratic Party has flared up again. Gjinushi has accused the Socialists and the authors of the slander against him concerning the trafficking of Greek visas. Gjinushi, leader of one of the minor parties in the governing coalition, also appeared at the PSD National Council meeting in an extremely difficult position because of the mention of the Greek visa candidates. Meanwhile, Gjinushi’s reaction to this has been very strange. P. 5

Rinas, the hub where trafficking thrives

The police station chief is privileged. He receives a much larger share of the dollars For those traveling by plane with fake visas, the following prices have been set: for America, the price ranges from 800 to 1,000 dollars, while for Western European countries it ranges from 300 to 500 dollars. If they are sent back, the inspectors return the money to those who were unable to get far from Albania. According to a source within the police, the proceeds were divided in these proportions: 10 to 12 percent goes to the manager who secures the clients, 20 percent to the airline representative, another 20 percent to the inspectors together with the chief inspector, and the remaining share—no less than 50 percent—is taken by the police station chief. P. 6 Rinas, the hub where trafficking thrives. The police station chief is privileged. He receives a much larger share of the dollars

Ceka calls for rotation in chairing the roundtable

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Plan to crack down on the protectors of prostitution submitted to the Ministry

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Albanians abandon their lands

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Residents of Shkodër, the poorest in the Republic

40 percent of residents have no monthly income P. 11

Press conference

Today, at 11:00, at the Central Headquarters, the PR leadership will hold a press conference