Two were killed and three others wounded Here are all the charges prepared by the Prosecutor’s Office Two were killed and three others wounded The Peshkëpi massacre: the soldiers go to trial Here are all the charges prepared by the Prosecutor’s Office TIRANE — The massacre carried out by a Greek commando against a center for young recruits in Upper Peshkëpi, in Gjirokastër, on 10 April of this year, is once again brought to the forefront. The investigations have just been completed and the case file concerning five Albanian servicemen has now reached the Court; according to the indictment, their actions caused the death of two soldiers, the wounding of three others, as well as material damage to military property worth approximately 50,000 dollars. They are Ylper Meraja, Pilo Ndini, Arjan Guma, Shat Selfo and Qemal Stroka, the five Albanian servicemen who will soon appear before the court precisely for the massacre that took place at the Peshkëpi border post. The chief of the Gjirokastër Police Commissariat, Ndrë Pol, the Chief of Border Police for the district, and Guma, commander of the Training Center in Peshkëpi, are accused of “abuse of office”, while Selfo, the storekeeper-guard and Stroka, squad commander and shift supervisor at the Peshkëpi border post, are accused of violating guard service regulations. The greatest responsibility, according to the indictment, is attributed to the chief of the Police Commissariat, Ylper Meraja, who, insisting and in contradiction with the regulations of his department, had decided that the young recruits should be trained at a border post. However, there is a strong possibility that Meraja will not take part in the trial, since he is the only one of the five defendants who is at liberty, but also because only a few days ago the Commissariat he had headed for several months declared that he was wanted, even accusing him of the criminal offense of “causing scandals” for his involvement in the scandal of counterfeit banknotes or even fuel smuggling. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, heavy responsibility is also attributed to Pilo Ndini, especially for failing to enforce the border-regime safeguards and for removing the second-year soldiers from the Peshkëpi border post, leaving the unit with only young recruits. Arjan Guma, commander of the Peshkëpi Training Center, is also accused of the illegality of placing the young recruits in the guard position. As for Selos and Stroka, they must answer charges of failing to report a crime, which refers to the fact that they had been asleep, even naked, while on duty at the time. Thus, after the killing of two soldiers, the wounding of three others, and the seizure by the Greek commandos of 15 automatic rifles and two pistols, five Albanian servicemen are now also appearing before the court. The Peshkëpi massacre has cost dearly. The Greek-Albanian border

DENUNCIATION/ The Hygiene Institute decides to monitor the air Cars threaten the capital DENUNCIATION/ The Hygiene Institute decides to monitor the air Tirana, fear of pollution Cars threaten the capital TIRANE — The capital is under threat from pollution caused by cars. The significant increase in the number of vehicles on the roads in Tirana is now being seen by specialists as a possible environmental risk. Although the first measurements carried out by the Hygiene Institute at the main intersections have shown a pollution level that is acceptable and within normal limits, concern remains, especially with the arrival of high temperatures that help harmful gases evaporate. Pollution from vehicles is mainly caused by their age and by carbon levels many times higher than the norm. “Most of the cars on the road are worn out,” says Albert Gushi, a specialist at the Hygiene Institute, speaking to Gazeta Shqiptare, “but gasoline is also a problem, especially that produced domestically, since it is not checked for lead content. Otherwise, within acceptable levels, in Tirana and several other districts we have detected traces of lead.” If the current situation seems calm, the weather forecasts for the coming period tighten the screws a little more. “The survey we carried out was done in April and under conditions of atmospheric pressure,” Gushi continues, “whereas now in summer pollution should have increased because of the heat, which favors the release of nitrogen oxide gases.” While the situation is expected to worsen, specialists do not have the means to carry out the necessary measurements. “The equipment we use is numerous and old,” says Gushi, “but we have secured the vehicles we need to go out and carry out the measurements on samples.” Armand Mero

In September Italian Foreign Minister Martino TIRANE — The Italian foreign minister will come to Albania. The date of the visit — still not official — may be 12 September. Antonio Martino, head of the Italian Foreign Ministry for the past three months, has accepted the invitation extended to him by his Albanian counterpart, Alfred Serreqi. The two foreign ministries are now working to organize the visit program, one of the first trips Martino has made abroad since joining the Berlusconi government. The last Italian foreign minister to come to Albania on an official visit was Gianni De Michelis: that was during the time of the Nano government. Later, De Michelis became involved in the scandal of the exploding aid and in Italy. In December 1992, meanwhile, President of the Republic Oscar Luigi Scalfaro came to Tirane — received by President Sali Berisha — accompanied on that occasion by Foreign Minister Emilio Colombo. Ar. Me.

During the night the animals will be killed with shotguns by hunters TIRANE — “Any dog seen unaccompanied will be eliminated.” Tirana is now also declaring open war on these undisciplined animals. A special decision by the Municipality sets out the launch of an organized campaign against them within a few days. The killing of the dogs will take place in the late hours of the night and will be organized in cooperation with the Cleaning Enterprises and the public-order forces in the capital, by specialized personnel armed with hunting shotguns. The idea of fighting street dogs arose as a result of the extraordinary increase in these animals in the capital’s public spaces. In fact, they have almost become lawful inhabitants of the walks and even of the boulevard. According to specialists from the Veterinary Office at the Municipality, this increase has come from the rise in the number of private houses and premises that keep dogs for protection against theft. But the problem does not stop there. Since people have not learned how to feed them, they have left the animals free. Precisely in order to avoid these uncontrolled “tendencies” in the streets of the capital, strict measures will now be taken against them. Designated persons, with firearms licenses from Public Order and with the support of the Cleaning Enterprises — which will also provide a vehicle to collect the killed animals and then bury them — will soon go out, from 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m., to punish the dogs roaming alone. To avoid innocent victims, the Municipality has decided to inform, through the media, all people who have household or ornamental dogs to keep them tied up and always accompanied. Otherwise... Ar. Me.

Elbasan, trial ELBASAN — “I risk prison precisely because I trusted an Italian investor who cheated me.” This is the bitter account of Petrit Dervishi, former director of the Meat Birds Enterprise in Elbasan. In this matter — the witness says it cost his company 103 thousand dollars, while this sum is now before him — the Municipality is dealing with the arrested Italian investor. “I was forced to block Dervina’s property — because I found myself blocked and the whole affair was provoking involvement in parts. It was justified by the prosecutor’s inactivity, according to him. In fact, the Agriculture and Waterworks enterprise, as well as the Italian local authorities, had promised me they would cover this damage. Now Dervi[?] is accused of “abuse of office” and in language[?] — they of the process — he may not get entangled because he trusted a swindler, and perhaps it remains for the Italian investor — as the former Albanian director had promised — to return to Albania the 103 thousand dollars lost by the company. The only risk facing his enterprise is that Dervishi may have to confront the fault of a failed investment. (r. el.)

After accusations over two murders TIRANE — The mother and brother of Gazmend Muça, the young man who was brutally killed in April ’92 after a clash between rival gangs in the capital, have ended up in prison. According to a statement from the Ministry of Public Order, 18-year-old Taulant Muça is accused of murdering a young man from the capital on 21 March ’94 as well as taking part in another murder committed in June of the same year. Taulant Muça is also accused of another attempted murder. Meanwhile Edlira Muça, 23 — known by the nickname “Kërriçi” — is being held for “support after the commission of the crime”, because the investigators established that she knew about her friend’s crimes and his unlicensed weapon. As for Taulant’s mother, Liri Muça, 51, and Edeva Shajku, 24, they have been detained by the authorities, since — according to the accusations against them — they were co-authors of hiding Taulant Muça’s pistol, quickly removing it from the house and hiding it elsewhere. With the hidden weapon now found, the authorities state that they have also shed light on the murder that occurred on 21 March ’94 — near the “Partizani” High School — when the murder of Petrit Toska was staged as a suicide, since the victim had been left holding a “Zastava” pistol. (p.re)

CURSIVE REALITY TIRANE — Light begins to be shed on the “mystery” of one of the most emblematic objects of the Museum pyramid. Previously it was the museum of Enver Hoxha. The famous Milicento. The car was never Hoxha’s, and he never even climbed into it. Years ago it was taken from the yard of a simple farmer from Durrës to be placed in the museum. It is still unknown, simply in the stable[?], which are no longer of much value even for collectors. Now, after the first assumptions that the main institution of the museum of the new[?] under the history of the old car, and the plus[?], still has been dragged around these without big words from the propagandists — the truth? Other types from the years 1986, when work was still being done on the completion of the museum exhibits for the existence of a “Milion” fa[?] directed also the loot of the man of the lejoj? i shfryq[?] of his? what? — from some kind of municipal[?] demolition in the farmer’s yard Even the Municipal Ministry got involved in this work. The car had become so stuck that it had to be pulled out with a crane. Later the Minister of the Interior gave the final touch. There the car took its place in the hall from which it could no longer move. On top of it was placed a photograph of Hoxha next to an antique car. Lulës. Thus the case was closed and the Milicento acquired the fame of “the car used by the Commander during the Anti-Fascist War”. In fact, it was nothing more than a faithful copy of the one he was said to have used on his trips during those years. Thus, the car was valued and would now have to wait for someone to remember it. Perhaps the Durrës farmer from whose yard it was pulled by a municipal crane eight years ago will remember it, when the exhibits of the “pyramid” were being filled. The car used during “Expo-Tirana”, which was thought to have belonged to Enver Hoxha (Photo by A Babali) Fatos Baxhaku

The Rothmans «Williams Renault» tour begins TIRANE — For the first time in Albania, “Formula 1” also arrives. Under its original name, in improvised form in Tirana’s central square, today is the second stop of the Rothmans Simulator tour — sponsored by Williams Renault — which later also traveled through Slovenia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and Poland. It fell precisely to Albanian journalists, at a press conference, to also be among the first enthusiasts to climb aboard a “Williams Renault”, a famous car of this kind, as the global tour began and which had been first driven by the old masters of motor racing such as Senna and Mansell.

IN ALBANIA 42 THOUSAND FAMILIES ARE STILL WITHOUT A HOME — There are 42 thousand Albanian families who still today have no place to live. This surprising figure was given by the Minister of Construction, Ilir Mamushi, during a press conference. According to Mamushi, the solution to this problem will be achieved through the expansion of construction and foreign loans, while only 10 thousand apartments have been built from the state budget. GJIROKASTËR, WELL-KNOWN TEACHER AND WRITER BEKIM HARXHI DIES — A large ceremony in Gjirokastër accompanied the funeral of the well-known teacher and writer Bekim Harxhi, who passed away after a long illness at the age of 60. Harxhi will be remembered by everyone for his special contribution to children’s literature and for his activity as a well-known teacher in the city of Gjirokastër. TIRANE, KNIFE FIGHT IN A BAR. 5 PEOPLE IN SERIOUS CONDITION IN HOSPITAL — The knife fight that broke out in one of Tirana’s bars ended very seriously. Five people have now been admitted to the wards of the Military Hospital, three of them in intensive care. The cause of the clash was a dispute between customers — a group of young men who did not want to pay — and the bar owner. TROPOJË, 2 MURDERS IN JUST 2 HOURS — Within a span of only 120 minutes in Tropojë, two consecutive murders were recorded. The first was for revenge motives and the other followed a knife fight.

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