ARSIDI SCANDAL / Trapped in prison by a document bearing his signature Ilir Hoxha accuses before arrest The former governor: “It is a special staging” CARLO BOLLINO TIRANA — Appearing crushed by the handcuffs and lucid to the point of cynicism, the former governor of the Bank of Albania, Ilir Hoxha, is arrested by the court on charges of “abuse of office”, on the basis of a document bearing his signature, which urgently ordered the extension of the deadline for bad loans to phantom companies. Under the order of three Tirana prosecutors, the handcuffs were put on him in the offices of the judicial police immediately after the interrogation ended, where the governor appeared accompanied by his lawyer, Nikollë Lesi. “Nothing other than a special staging,” declared Ilir Hoxha, openly accusing Prime Minister Pandeli Majko, the head of SHIK Arben Klosi, and senior government figures as the organizers of his arrest. In a previous interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, Ilir Hoxha had accused the prime minister of “putting unlawful pressure on me” and had warned that if he were arrested, behind it would stand “a special staging”. According to the official statement of the General Prosecutor’s Office, the arrest warrant is based on a document dated 30 September 1998, signed by Ilir Hoxha himself, by which the deadline for bad loans taken out by the phantom company “Shqiponja” in Tirana was extended. This document is considered by the prosecution as the basis for the “abuse of office”, causing the state major financial damage. [?] The text of the document reproduced on the page is partly illegible in the image, but includes official notes, seals and signatures. [?] The rest of the article in the left column is only partially visible and cannot be transcribed with full certainty from the provided photograph. facsimile of the scandal

For improving the service Public transport: personal licenses will be mandatory ARMAND MERO TIRANA — All drivers of public transport vehicles in Tirana will have personal licenses, which will be displayed in front of the vehicle windshield and will specify all working conditions. This is one of the measures taken to improve the public service. According to the authorities, this will also make it possible to identify drivers and better monitor the routes. [?] The remainder of the text in the column is partly illegible in the image.

The prime minister defends it The issue of the çazidede in Parliament The prime minister defends it TIRANA — [The text of the article in this column is mostly illegible in the provided photo. Only the title and a few scattered lines are visible, insufficient for accurate transcription.]

The leaders of an international conference Kosovo, liberals: “No votes for the Serbs” TIRANA — [The upper part of the text is faint in the image.] Representatives at a meeting of liberals have stated that the future of Kosovo cannot be decided by votes from Serbs. The article also mentions positions from the Albanian political spectrum and developments related to international conferences. [?] The full text is not clearly readable in the photo.

ILER inspection by the Financial Police Large fines imposed on two enterprises TIRANA — [The inspected entities and the fine amounts are not fully readable in the image.] The article reports Financial Police measures against two enterprises after the checks carried out. [?] The full text of the column is not readable with accuracy.

A panorama of Potresë Tomorrow, as a gift a old view [?] Special collections to be given to the readers of “Gazeta Shqiptare” will accompany tomorrow’s issue. The title and the photograph are readable; the accompanying text is partly illegible.

They are about 50 and there is a government? one? concrete [?] Without work and shelter, now they risk being defeated by bureaucracy as well TIRANA — [The article in this column is sideways and partly unclear.] The text talks about around 50 orphans facing a lack of housing, work, and bureaucratic obstacles. At the end of the column the photograph appears with the note: At an age they are called men with children

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