Chairman of PRSH Mili with the same view of Schqiperia (In the photo during the Convention, Fatmir MEDIU and the chairman of the American Republican Party Jim NICOLSON) How the perpetrators of the murder at “Piazza” escaped police pursuit The burned-out crime car is found near Tapiza Bridge By Vjollca ALIU Office Director of “Republika” The serious concern expressed by the Deputy Minister of Public Order Ilir Kasa regarding yesterday’s murder of the well-known businessman Bedri Daci, right in the heart of the capital, was justified. Under extraordinary pressure across all police units, not only in Tirana but also in other districts of the country, detailed checks were carried out throughout the evening in order to uncover and arrest the perpetrators of this extremely serious murder. As is known, the investigation initially focused on the revenge theory, bearing in mind that 15 journalists were killed during the 1997 unrest. Indeed, this murder had its roots in those events, since it has been learned that Bedri Daci’s brother had been killed by an armed group. People close to the victim state that he had decided to take revenge. According to sources from the investigative group, there are several other leads as well, but they are being pursued cautiously. In any case, the main one appears to be the clash between several groups among themselves. It cannot yet be said with certainty, but the police’s intensive searches have focused their work more on identifying a hired killer group that had come from Vlora. Its members are believed to have left the capital quickly, but without being caught. The police seems to have been informed upon[?] at the moment when the electronic media reported the event. Other sources state that the perpetrators followed the victim for about 20 minutes from the area of the former Kinostudio to near the “Piazza” bar, and perhaps even farther. At a police checkpoint somewhere near Tapiza, the burned “Benz” car with Tirana plates, which is believed to have been used by the perpetrators of the murder, was found. The “cordon” began in the Krujë district, after information that the perpetrators were moving in that direction in a new black-and-yellow automatic car. In the car found by the police, two Kalashnikov-type firearms were discovered. All checkpoints were ordered to thoroughly inspect every car moving at speed in the evening, with particular focus on the Tirana-Durrës area. The car with license plate TR 7668 E, suspected of having been used by the perpetrators, had blood on the rear floor and was abandoned in the square near Tapiza Bridge. The Forensic Medicine expert group carefully examined the vehicle in order to find traces that could identify the perpetrators. Last night, their identification had still not been achieved. * For more, read page 7

Cultural Monuments brought to their knees by scandals It has become unbelievable to say it, but here I have the file, though without making it public. Even massively, the preparation of the file with mention of the document is seen, but not the publication of such a table. According to the conclusion of the report, specialists have lost 31 million lek and exercises have been carried out. Even stranger is the formalization of the same procedure, which seems to be becoming clear with the minister[?]. Who has this file on the cultural monument? Why has it been modified unilaterally? “From the reviser”, it has been withdrawn from the former chief, to be replaced by his successor, coming from the administration branch. Even more moderately[?], a high-ranking corrupt correspondent is being used. All complaints and correspondence have been rejected by the investigators from Vlora. It has been re-evaluated that the cases “kurie” [sic] prove to be untrue. * For more, read page 15

Alarm/ Election day risks chaos It is always established with a file, but without making it public. When today’s media, but without additions, report… It was only discovered late, i.e. 30 days before the elections, that the lists are not accurate. Instead of correction and modernization, in order to clarify the unknowns of a corruption scheme, bones have been thrown for a “silent straightening”. In conclusion, their numbers have been increased in voters’ cases. * For more, read page 15

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Kukës/ An abnormal situation. Water supply system in disarray Since the water that supplied the town and several villages with drinking water has been cut off for the cleaning of the pipeline (following explanations it was learned that a quantity of oil had contaminated the main water supply), some citizens have begun to complain about the lack of this vital liquid. In the city of Kukës, as well as in several villages supplied with drinking water, the situation of water shortage has become alarming. Water supply system in disarray[?]

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