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Republika

E Shtunë, 27 Maj 2000

An international fraudster, owner of Albanian AMC

EDITORIAL PAGE 3 Where are we heading... By Fahri Mehdi So, through an irreparable betrayal with grave consequences for the country, the Socialist government has now officially decided to sell the AMC company to a man personally implicated in criminal activities, ranging as far as fraud, bribery, to the illegal transfer of millions and billions of dollars, tax evasion and theft of tax revenues, and even kidnappings and murders! By placing his name among the winners to buy the AMC company through a thoroughly anti-competitive process, disguised by the madness of our socialist fraudulent “sukuk” schemes, and by removing everything from competition, it is not only openly creating a scandal of such magnitude that it goes beyond all state affairs in Albania, but it has also burdened our government with an international stain that will hardly ever be removed. The bitter news from news agencies on the prestigious pages of the internet and the world, where it seems that the decision to award the lion’s share to two winners who together have only 3,500 phonies registered in Australia, is not the main problem; the bigger problem is this: as winners! The inclusion of the name of Philip A. Falcone [?] and his companies at the top of the list of winners as the third “consortium” together with “Albacell” and several other names, is such a national calamity that it has not occurred for a very long time in the modern history of this country. Yesterday, from the Australian media and radio “ABC”, which were rightly interested in this issue, very shocking and clear data came to light officially about the major questions and the scandal on all its dimensions hidden behind the winner’s companies. Just imagine what is happening! This is very clear. And now? Do you understand it clearly? Do you have it by word and by the clock? Page 3
Fahri Mehdi Philip A. Falcone[?] Shqipëri Australi

Police, war with hostage-takers

The terror returns to the city of Laç The Minister of Post and Telecommunications with heavy protection for the telephone of the wife of one of Fatos Nano’s directors, the chief prosecutors of Albania with police specialists, in some of those shocked alive. Terror and humiliation, house with predators. Page 2
Fatos Nano Laç Shqipëri

The “Erato” case: Investigators accuse the prosecutor

UNICEF evidence has been hidden The evidence in the UNICEF scandal file is being questioned. It is suspected that part of the secret UNCEF documents have disappeared. The file had been under implementation, which was being dragged along with rare pulling and tugging. This case also has special features with the “Erato” file. Page 5

Mergers state control

Municipalities under the Government’s “hygjimi” 151 employees of the High State Control in 36 districts have been subjected to a surprise inspection by order of the deputy minister of Finance, Vebi Alimuçaj, and the heads of the inspection branches of the high control. Their 15 vehicles and 15 employees with 2.35 million new lek will be transferred to the Ministry of Finance and office equipment Page 6
Vebi Alimuçaj

Press conference

Today, at 11:00, in the Press Hall, the Party Presidency will hold a press conference Page 9