5 cars stolen in the Tirana Government

DISCOVERY Greek prosecutors send the complaint to Albania 5 cars stolen in the Tirana Government Page 3

He butchered his wife... His son denies it

The story of the 65-year-old who killed his wife 30 years ago At the time, the crime was considered “primitive and ugly” The story of the 65-year-old who killed his wife 30 years ago He butchered his wife... His son denies it At the time, the crime was considered “primitive and ugly” Special feature, pages 12, 13 Qazimi, the man who butchered his wife

A habit dies hard

EDITORIAL A habit dies hard An ancient proverb says: “A thief, when he has nothing to steal, steals from himself.” As an illustration of this, it is also said that one day a professional thief, when he saw that the whole day had passed without success, secretly took the money from his right pocket, put it in his left, and was pleased that at last he had managed to steal something. In truth, no one had imagined that one day the proverb, forged over [text continues, cut off at the bottom edge of the image] thousands of years of folk wisdom, would take on concrete meaning in the senior administration of the Albanian state. Indeed, it would even exceed the imaginings of the very philosophy mentioned above. Because, in fact, our rulers have been stealing from themselves (the state they have undertaken to gover-

A habit dies hard

(govern), but the habit has turned into a vice, and the vice itself has become an ingrained trait. Even after they have stolen thoroughly, down to the very last bit of marrow, everything that can be siphoned off (after the rapid outflow) from tenders, auctions and other forms of purchasing with state budget funds, even the last penny left to do a image] job, they want to spend it on the stolen goods. The Prosecutor General(!) is turned back at the border with Macedonia because the car he was travelling in turned out to be stolen. The Minister of Public Order(!!) is discovered at the border with Greece as he was travelling to the neighboring country

A habit dies hard

to a pan-Balkan meeting against trafficking(!!!), riding in a stolen car... finally, once again, news comes from Greece that 5 cars belonging to Albanian officials have been stolen on Greek soil(!!!!). Nevertheless, Rakipi turned back, got into another car and reached his destination; Poçi continued on to the meeting against trafficking, while the officials image] trafficking, while the officials continue driving around the streets of Tirana in stolen cars and no one thinks to punish anyone. We have the foreigners to thank for informing us from time to time about our officials’ ingrained habits and reminding us that “a habit dies with the soul.”

Fatos Nano extends a hand (a bone) to Berisha

Topalli: The Socialists’ goodwill is false The Socialists have decided to spend the holidays under the illusion that they are people committed to political dialogue with the Opposition. Thus, the idea of talks with all those who have been described as influential figures in Albanian politics, put forward by PS leader Nano himself, has been supported by almost all PS figures. Page 3

Nano: My subordinates are incompetent

Kokaj and Zguri singled out for removal The head of the CEC launches the “winter operation.” Following the accusations directed at him as a senior official of the central election institution, Fotaq Nano appears to have chosen how to respond to them all. The head of the CEC finds the blame among opposition members

How business is destroyed in Albania

The poorest country, with the highest taxes in the Balkans The level of customs duties and taxes in Albania, compared with the country’s level of output (Gross Domestic Product, or GDP), is several times higher than that of other countries in the Balkan region. This conclusion was drawn from a personal study by Selami Xhepa, director of the Research Department at the Bank of Albania. In this study, he openly challenged the change to the tax system. Page 11

Commissioner granted a three-month US visa

The deserter in Canada has his safe broken into in Albania. Commissioner granted a three-month US visa. Official who appointed him police chief under investigation. Page 7

Flu threatens 50 percent of Albanians

The epidemic . Flu threatens 50 percent of Albanians. Page 17

Press conference

. Today, at 11⁰⁰, at the PRSH Headquarters, the Presidium will hold a press conference