A shirt reopens the mystery of the death of the man who led the Sigurimi Others Searches for dozens of corpses TIRANA - The living bones buried(?) some years ago in a frozen pit and, finally, the traced remains of a martyr(?), reappear once again in a pit. Now we can imagine what happened in the darkness of the earth, in the light. We say we can imagine because lately these cases have become increasingly frequent. Relatives of people shot in cold blood, relatives of "enemies", now, after enduring a calvary of hardships, feel like free people like everyone else and have only one thought in their heads: to find what remains of their parents or spouses, so that they can bring them close to them once again, simply as human beings. And while Hazbiu’s family had it — though, it seems, also due to a fortunate coincidence — in dozens of other families searches continue without any concrete result. The remains of other "prominent" condemned men, Mehmet Shehu and his wife, Petrit Dume and many others, who knows where they lie, resting on the roads of Albania. "Where I have not asked to find my parents’ remains," Beshkim Shehu told Gazeta Shqiptare some time ago, now worn out by unsuccessful searches. Another family, that of Petrit Dume, still does not know whether there are remains and where to look for them. The lack of graves has long since opened the way to the memory of most of them too: the bodies of those shot have been burned with diesel, they ended up where — at the time — the dead of the "people" could be buried. The case of Kadri Hazbiu perhaps disproves this version: the grave had not yet been discovered, then the arrest was just a simple pit in an abandoned thicket. This whole story of people searching for the remains of their loved ones is not only linked to the fate of those executed — bigger" than to the fate of the tens of thousands of victims of the dictatorship. Many graves have been found and words around them have added to what happened, but many others can be found only thanks to chance. When there, many people and the entire state apparatus. It is the least they deserve. Kadri Hazbiu The "Hazbiu" mystery comes out of the pit. Sources close to the man, but who prefer to remain anonymous, report that for the past nine weeks the remains of the former leader, executed in 1983, have been discovered beneath, together with his torn shirt, by family members at the place where they had been lying for 13 years. Sokol Balla on page 3

Today the Steering Committee will seek a vote of confidence Yesterday an extraordinary meeting of Socialist leaders TIRANA - The Socialist Party leadership is in turmoil. "We are asking for a vote of confidence from the PS leadership." The General Steering Committee of this party will vote on the motion today and not on the 18 top Socialist leaders. Servet Pëllumbi, Namik Dokle, Gramoz Ruçi and Luan Hajdaraga, Ilir Meta and Bashkim Zeneli, as well as 12 other members of the PS leadership, will be the names written today on the list that the 90 central and local representatives will have in front of them during the secret ballot. Today their vote will show how trustworthy these 18 names, still at the top of the party’s pyramid, have been and will be for this party. PS headquarters Arian Çani on page 5

VLORA - The voice leads(?) two criminals long sought after, who had entered the city of Vlora disguised in wigs and amid a massacre. The excellent memory and professionalism of the crime inspector from the city police station made it possible, in just one day, thanks to this, for Aleksandër Anesti and Alfred Ahmeti to be identified, despite their true identities, and for them to end up at the police station. It was the chance of one of the police inspectors, known for the fight against crime and for the perseverance(?) that had long distinguished him, that identified a familiar voice in the crowd from years back. Later, the two brothers in a van aroused suspicion, and the inspector approached the vehicle and signaled it to stop. As he tried to open the door, his hands accidentally touched one of their faces and at that moment a part of the disguise was revealed. Behind the mask was the face of the man wanted by the Vlora police station. The suspicion that this was a person who had entered for the second time several years earlier proved successful, but as the mask remained in his hand, the van sped away. The police station was immediately informed and the criminals’ vehicle was pursued. The vehicle had to be stopped more than once and the man tried to stop it without being able to block it on the road, and both brothers wanted by the police were finally arrested. Alfred Anesti and Alfred Ahmeti were immediately placed under arrest. Stavin Marko

The Steering Council will decide Reason for the cuts: "There are financial difficulties" Radio Televizioni Shqiptar The salary fund for these employees "eats up" 130 thousand dollars - On page 3

Tomorrow Godo announces their demands TIRANA - The political parties gathered around the electoral law. Thirteen political forces have together drafted a declaration proposing a series of changes and amendments to the electoral law, taking as a basis criticisms such as those of the 1992 elections. Yesterday the signing of the text was completed in full; it has remained with the other Republican Party leaders and will be made public tomorrow at a special conference. The PR leader has decided to keep and present this declaration. Sabri Godo On page 5

On Sunday, "Laçi" came within two points of the Reds FOOTBALL The "neutral" clash in Krujë completes the standings - Hitaj attacks the referees: "Biased" - "Euroteorema" now also sponsors the stadium - Milan-Juve: more than two billion viewers - The Neapolitans burn the victory flags Xhela, the protagonist of the first victory for "Laçi" On page 8

Bullets on Zog: The story of an assassination attempt Ahmet Zogu in 1924 On page 6

Tension among Orthodox believers Priest Nikolla Marku preaching in Elbasan

Now fewer passengers on Swiss routes Swissair changes plane: "Rinas runway is dangerous" TIRANA - It will no longer land in the same broad way, all at once, nor as part of a tender at Rinas airport for landings. Being smaller than the 127-seat MD81 aircraft, it can also land on the field of the airline "Swissair". The poor condition of the runway further reduces the possibility of continuing flights with this larger future aircraft. However, a second day of, among others, a suitable Avro RJ75-type gathering has caused the Swiss and Albanian air movement. This is part of an airport change to be made after the ongoing bad state of the runway’s technical condition. The aircraft, with fewer than 82 people on board — it does not take 82 people — does not require a long runway and the instrumentation has been reduced and only a few months ago the contract with the German firm "Siemens" was carried out. It is expected that soon a strong reassessment of the structural work on this much-desired but failed structure will begin. Interrupted many, various voices have thought of replacing the aircraft due to the doubts of the Swiss company, which was forced to make passenger and crew safety its main concern, something for which at the moment there is no other possibility. Thus many foreign firms

TIRANA Operation to save the Lana river On page 3 PEQIN A kerosene tanker explodes On page 7 TIRANA A young man is killed: a police officer is arrested On page 7 BERAT Shots at a wedding, one injured On page 7 TIRANA Enverists celebrate the birthday On page 7

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