“Republika” continues publishing the list Page 17

THE TENDER Government demands the money Cosmote does not pay for AMC Page 3

EDITORIAL Calm and Kalashnikovs The Minister of the Interior, Spartak Poçi, has stated that there are people linked to crime within the ranks of the police. The minister spoke at length about a reform involving purges in the police force and replacements among its personnel. On the other hand, at their conference in Tirana, the Socialists said that law and order had been stabilized and calm had been restored. That same evening, while the conference was taking place, a massacre occurred in the center of the capital. Despite the great enthusiasm that sweeps over the Socialists during conferences, they cannot take pride in law and order. Their own former head in Tirana, now a minister, complains that there are bandits in the police. He goes even further, saying that the Mafia has threatened him with death four times. When crime can issue threats at such high levels, ordinary citizens, whether Socialist or not, are left unprotected. Two innocent female citizens were also wounded in the latest attack. Can they be told that law and order has been restored? Hardly. Someone who goes out for an evening stroll should not have to spend the night in a hospital emergency room. The Socialists are in power, and therefore bear the greatest responsibility for this situation. Their leaders want the successes of the government, law and order, and prosperity to be publicized. But what is there to publicize? Police officers killed in Korçë while trying to catch a criminal, murders in the middle of Tirana, the dire situation in Tropojë, the abduction of women in the South, pedophilia, rape, theft. All these things remain stubbornly present in our daily lives. The police are caught up in a huge tangle of dismissals and appointments. The blue uniforms operate according to local and political plans. Police officers are at the mercy of those in power and can do nothing more. All of this affects the evening stroll, when gunfire erupts, while the Socialists hold meetings and complain that we, the citizens of this country, are not satisfied with the law and order they claim is being strengthened.

by Naser Nuredini Protection of property

Faith in the police and prosecution service is lost “I will investigate Erieta’s abduction.” These were more or less the words that Dritan Avdyli, former chief of Police Station No. 1 in Tirana, said to Minister Poçi when Avdyli submitted his resignation, to remain in effect until the perpetrators of the abduction were found. Thus, although accused by the Prosecutor’s Office of the crime of premeditated murder, Avdyli not only denies such an accusation, but has said from his cell that “when I get out of prison, I will investigate again to find Erieta’s killers.” Dritani questioned many people and expected to receive complete information about Erieta’s disappearance within a few days. Page 2

Three inspectorates sound the alarm Albanian traders do not comply with product requirements. The heat that has arrived is the main risk to food products, because at temperatures above 20 degrees, the value of every kind of product decreases. Goods, especially meat, are not transported with veterinary certificates. Traders, in violation of the law [?], do not slaughter meat animals at the Yzberisht slaughterhouse designated by the Municipality, where veterinary inspections are possible. Meat continues to be slaughtered in the streets. Small-scale traders do not know the goods they sell and are left surprised when they spoil. Rural households are the most vulnerable. Page 16

Whirlwind of battles in the Socialist camp Page 4

VIP murdered near the VIP bar Page 5

Roadworks left halfway along the road Page 10

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