Where the free vote is worth many times more EDITORIAL In Himarë, the noise was not about a single vote that was gathered [?], with the money [?], basketball [?] and not even to bring in the favored candidates of Greek origin. In the report that came from the Vlora district, it became possible to understand for 11 participants [?], appropriation and base [?], the shadow defined by the Constitution. And after this together with the fish nobility [?], there were fictitious votes without being clarified. In the town of Himarë, clear voices can be heard [?], but looking closely also at the election heat [?], many observers mention with surprise that it is not clear how Himarë was in favor of making political bargaining [?], duhe [?], prosperous. If it were [?] with clearer [?] conditions [?] found in these [?], no one would have dared to play with Albania [?], not even near the border [?], and the cold. The EC insists with KOZ for verifying the opposition Fotaq Nano: Athens made a mistake The chairman of the Republican Party, Fatmir Mediu, decided to withdraw [?] from the national Assembly of PRSH, last night, on 13.10.2000. The Assembly will analyze the local elections of 1 October, which were achieved, as well as the problems that arose during the campaign. Page 3 Page 5

Counterterrorism uncovers crime files The Tirana Police. The Chief Prosecutor’s Office and [?], are [?] heavy to at least 2000 residents [?] for the work [?] lack of the perpetrators of the murder crimes [?] for [?] on the part of the investigating [?] institution, but [?] from 12 [?] [?]. At the Tirana prosecutor’s office, the Counterterrorism sector in the General Directorate of Police was transferred for competence. [?] lack of carrying out [?] [?] the crime files of the perpetrators of [?] reports.

The EC is interested with KOZ in verifying the opposition The chairman of the Socialist Party, Fatos Nano, clarified that a proposal made by the opposition does not [?] for [?] international [?] and [?] [?] requested [?] of Athens. Nano declared that [?] [?] does not [?] in [?] “Athens does not know who [?] asks it in KOZ”, [?] adding that “The complaints that come that [?] is [?] [?] requested [?] by [?].” Page 3

The unsealing of the files on the serious murders [?] in the country, 2000 residents “hostage”, due to the lack of perpetrators. At the Tirana prosecutor’s office, the Counterterrorism sector in the General Directorate of Police was transferred for competence. [?] [?] [?] [?] of the perpetrators of the crimes [?] [?] reports [?]. Page 7

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