After the appeal by Tartari, Saliu, Hoti and Xyheri and the protest by Qeleshi and Gjokutaj: A harsher ruling Yesterday the Appeal Court changed the charges and sentences for the four defendants TIRANE - To be acquitted in order to be sentenced more. That is what happened to Agim Tartari, Agron Saliu, Ilir Hoti and Ardian Xyheri, the four protagonists of the "Arsidi" trial. As of yesterday morning, the Appeal Court increased the prison terms for the four former Albanian bankers by another 13 years compared with the ruling handed down by the Tirana Court. Along with the harsher sentences, the charges against the defendants were also changed from "fraud" and "abuse of office" to "bank theft in collaboration". The only thing that has not changed is the innocence of former Prime Minister Vilson Ahmeti, who for the second time was declared by the court to be not guilty of the charges that had stood for nearly three years. Also yesterday the Appeal Court ruled that the 140,000 dollars deposited in the names of Tartari and Saliu in "General Bank" in Luxembourg be returned to the Albanian state. The increase in the total sentence from 22 to 35 years for all four together was immediately challenged by the lawyers, who stated that they would soon appeal to the Court of Cassation. On page 3 The "Arsidi" trial at the Appeal Court, the four bankers awaiting the verdict (photo: P. Dhimitri) The "Arsidi" trial at the Appeal Court, the four bankers awaiting the verdict (photo: P. Dhimitri)

Ritsi speaks after the incident at the church in Elbasan "The incident that happened on Sunday in the parish of Elbasan is an act of violence". Right after the statements by Arjan Koje, Father Martin Ritsi, the envoy of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania to the city masses, reacts strongly to the incident in Elbasan and tells Gazeta Shqiptare the stance and rules of the Church he represents On page 5 Archbishop Janullatos

Business / The draft law is ready. A special court will examine the cases The rules of financial ruin are being set Business / The draft law is ready. A special court will examine the cases Here’s what happens when a company goes bankrupt The rules of financial ruin are being set TIRANE - For the first time, the methods and consequences arising from bankruptcy have been defined. The draft law that will soon be submitted to parliament explains the successive procedures that accompany the collapse of a company or legal entity. The moments when bankruptcy is opened have been defined, as well as the measures that are taken On page 7

Yesterday the election campaign opened PS headquarters TIRANE - The Socialists are launching their electoral "attack" in the capital. Servet Pëllumbi, a senior leader of this party, has announced the start of the PS campaign in 24 areas of the city. The decision was made on Monday at a meeting of the leadership and activists of the PS for Tirana, partly in response to the accusations made by President Berisha, who that same day spoke about the lack of alternatives from the PS. On page 3

Conference: "Albanians of Christianity" TIRANE - "Early Christianity in Albania". An international conference, quite unique, opens today in Tiranë, where Albanians will descend from the first centuries accompanied this time by a belief: the Christian religion. More than 30 foreign scholars are preparing to speak about all the research they have done on the period of the formation of the Albanians as a Christian people, while at the same time being connected to their early culture and customs of character. The conference is organized by the Albanian Archaeological Association, in one of the halls of the Palace of Congresses. The thesis that will be discussed by most of the speakers will be that "the Illyrians are one of Europe’s oldest peoples, and Albanians are among the oldest nations"

"Anti-genocide" Accused of crimes during World War II "Anti-genocide" First complaint to the Prosecutor’s Office: Shefqet Peçi Accused of crimes during World War II TIRANE - The first complaint after the "anti-genocide" law has been filed before the Prosecutor’s Office. According to the serious accusation, "Major crimes during World War II" against former colonel Shefqet Peçi, former commander of Brigade V. The authors and witnesses from Buzëmadhi in Kukës are asking for Peçi to be prosecuted for an episode more than 50 years ago. The letter also describes the scene of that day in the village, where, according to the accusations, Shefqet Peçi had tied the men and boys of Buzëmadhi with rope in order to select and execute 21 of them, simply because the village was nationalist and anti-communist. According to the authors, only five witnesses are still alive today, who have recounted the long history of that massacre. Thus, only a few days after the approval of the "Anti-genocide" law, the first complaint was submitted to the Prosecutor’s Office. While six villagers from Buzëmadhi are writing - the criminal case will be based on two articles of the Criminal Code. (e.l.)

Brozi as a lawyer Former Chief Judge Brozi TIRANE - "I have to work to live". With this sentence he justified his arrival there as a lawyer, the man who until a month ago was Chairman of the Court of Cassation - the one called Zef Brozi. On page 3

Gigantic floodlights arrive from Sweden TIRANE - Even at night, Albanians watch "Qemal Stafa". What until yesterday was only a beautiful dream is now very close to becoming reality. The lighting systems have just arrived in Albania and have been installed at the stadium with the help of Sweden. According to the two UEFA specialists, Vornialon and Kunas - who arrived in Tiranë only a few days ago - the equipment at "Qemal Stafa" has a nominal power of 500 amps, while its supply - through a transformer that will be built specifically near the stadium - will require 600 kilovolt amps. When everything is ready, matches that are currently held only during the day will become a luxury rather than a necessity. Meanwhile, two of the items have arrived at the FSHF from trade, and two of them are UEFA reserves. Even so, the stadium will not be guarded or closed. The footballers at "Qemal Stafa" now have a bigger hope for the Albanian winter, as good news has just arrived. (Ed.L.) "Qemal Stafa" under reconstruction

In Elbasan Appeal by girls: "No afternoon classes" ELBASAN - "No afternoon classes". Lecture hours end late and we are all girls. So some of the owners want us to be afraid. Harassment, thefts or even simple annoyances are usually phenomena that happen everywhere, as in the neighborhood where the University of Elbasan is located, which has forced the students of the University of Elbasan to attend classes partly at the rectorate and at two other local branches, asking for protection. Students from the business, law and education departments. But their protest does not stop there. "We will boycott classes until our need, forced by the threat of a two-armed boy, who shouts insults or abuses us with vulgar language..." they say, and we are equipped with telephones and stop at night on the road home. Being targeted by the university’s new branches in the city, perhaps because of the lack of facilities, has forced its leaders to move the classes of the two branches to the afternoon. The rectorate’s decision has aroused opposition among students, as well as parents. "In winter, when the day gets shorter, classes end around seven o’clock. We are almost all girls and accompaniment cannot always escort us. So we go home on the last buses. That means we are very afraid," the student concluded. This concern has also worried the leaders of the police near the authorities of Elbasan. However, the deputy chief of public order said that women escort the girls to classes, but this is not always possible because of the workload. "Tomorrow there will be public order police, we ensure not the protection but the students," says a police major. Mentor Kikia

TIRANË Today is the festival of the Balkan dolls On page 5 DURRËS UEFA fines "Teuta" for Parma On page 5 VLORË The prefecture takes the Municipality to court On page 3 BERAT A disabled girl leaves home On page 3

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