The Prime Minister gives the figures for kidnappings, prostitution and drug trafficking in Albania Meksi explains the reasons: “We can only restrain them” The Prime Minister gives the figures for kidnappings, prostitution and drug trafficking in Albania “Clandestines? Hard to block” Meksi explains the reasons: “We can only restrain them” The Prime Minister: “In the whole country, 202 vessels used for illegal activities have been blocked. 17 cases of kidnapping have been reported, of which only 10 percent have a legal basis. 340 cases involving cannabis [?] and 43 kilograms of drugs have been seized.” Çeliku, “prompted by recent concerns, as many innocent victims have appeared at our borders. But most importantly, the governments of neighboring countries are also speaking about the Albanian side’s inability to stop such phenomena” On page 3

After Sunday’s events The Krujë team TIRANE - A storm of sanctions came yesterday from the office of the Albanian Football Federation, where the Disciplinary Commission had met. It was a scheduled meeting that took important decisions regarding the “black” week of Albanian football, when fists and kicks had taken the place of the game with the round ball. On page 3

Car theft: network uncovered TIRANE - The largest car-thief network in Albania has been uncovered. A swift operation by the capital’s police has made it possible to dismantle an organized group of car thieves as well as the clients themselves, who were the main buyers of the stolen vehicles. All of them yesterday ended up in the cells of Police Station No. 2 in Tirana and had the same trail. When was their network discovered? There are 8 young people, the main figures in the “industry” of stolen cars. All of them, between 18 and 22 years old, had been operating for some time, managing to steal a very large number of vehicles. Some of them are from the capital and the police station has stated that the Ministry of the Interior has also made their names known: Ervin Shahini, Naim Kurti, Altin Mancaku, Jo-nuz Ajmi and Gertian Kulla. On page 5

Arbnori to the deputies: “The ’96 budget in these days” On page 3

SHKODËR Custom and blood: a young man is killed On page 5 ELBASAN The kiosks hubs of the black labor market On page 5 TIRANË A woman killed herself her husband in prison On page 5

Berisha “Germans, invest in Albania” President Berisha The President’s 4-day tour in Germany ended yesterday TIRANE - “Albanians look toward the West and not toward the East.” Sali Berisha, the Albanian President, spoke yesterday for more than half an hour on Bavarian television, answering the question of how he foresees the upcoming elections in his country. For Berisha, “the path with the East was tried by Albanians for 50 years in a tragic way.” On page 3

Verification for the “shadow government” PS controls its own commissions TIRANE - PS is moving toward announcing its electoral program. A meeting today of the largest opposition party and, recently, an electoral program on the basis of which the Albanian socialists will try to triumph over these political parties. Political alternatives, the economy, the agricultural problem, as well as many other program points of theirs, will be the PS’s “Achilles’ heel,” and it will try to present them and then implement them with a kind of political fanaticism. PS headquarters On page 3

Today the republicans look at the program On page 3

The Court: “We sent the letter, but the former police officer has not come from the Tirana cells” Shkodër “2 April”: trial postponed The Court: “We have sent the letter, but the former police officer has not come from the cells of Tirana” SHKODER - The trial of police officer Pal Hoxha has once again been postponed. As in the previous two times, he again did not come out of the isolation cells in Tirana. Meanwhile, the first hearing was interrupted before the trial in the general [?] release, and his absence is justified in this way. On page 5

Money changers: they find 1 million a nd hand it over TIRANE - They had been ready to make the report, but were interrupted by people from a media [?] and the despair of losing a million drachmas in an envelope was too much for C. T. and O. T., who quickly thought that honesty no longer exists. Only ten days earlier they had met two money changers A. C. and S. Gj. to make the illegal exchange of drachmas. During the usual procedures, the money changers had noticed that one of them had the jacket needed for the exchange, so they returned the bundles of drachmas to this couple, asking them to wait until their companions had gathered the amount in lek. The long wait made the spouses lose patience and leave without meeting the money changers again. Only in the evening did they notice that 1 million drachmas was missing from the bag. Suspicion immediately fell on the two money changers and they too, disheartened and with little hope, made the report. But fortunately for the honest spouses, there are two money changers stationed at the exchange point, a well-known place that caught the eye of the two of them as a particularly suspicious million-strong bundle. They had kept the money without paying? of the next round [?] presented to the “injured parties,” who after the report had nothing left to do but thank the honest money changers.

He was waiting to complete customs formalities TIRANE - Blood again at the border with Macedonia. This time it is not about a clandestine migrant but about an Albanian who had regularly asked to enter Macedonian territory through the Tushemisht border crossing. Misto Mitri was wounded after completing all the customs formalities on the Albanian side and while waiting to cross to the neighboring country. The bloodied Mitri immediately received first medical aid from the Albanian border police, while investigations were launched immediately. Yesterday a Commission was set up to clarify the incident, which held a meeting at 15:30 with the Macedonian side, in the presence of experts. A meeting which ended without any concrete result. The Macedonians denied responsibility for the event, not supporting it with facts and material evidence. Both sides contradicted each other and everything was postponed to a later date, when the confrontation will this time be based on the evidence that will be placed on the negotiating table.

Phone calls give the public’s votes. Last night was the first night of the competition Fest ’95: Merdani wins the first prize TIRANE - It rose last night at the end of the opening of Fest ’95 at the Palace of Congresses. The song competition - the most important of the year - brought to the stage creations by Albanian composers from within and outside Albania. The first night featured well-established names who had been absent from Albanian festivals for some time. Present were singers Kozma Dushi and composer Flamur Shehu, winner of several second prizes. Also considerable was the number of Albanian singers living outside Albania’s borders: for a few minutes Çili was applauded and the youngest deputy of the last year, Edona Llalloshi, was received with curiosity. Adelina Ismajli was also present, with a younger look this year. Sixteen songs were presented, from which the televoting audience chose the best of the first night. It was “Symphony of Mother” with music by Luan Zhegu and lyrics by Alqi Boshnjaku, the favorite of several semifinalists, which came to the stage in the interpretation of the veteran singer, Sherif Merdani, and the children’s group. The moving song won 1,258 votes from viewers who had the opportunity to vote by telephone. “Let’s return the dreams” was sung by Edona Llalloshi, music by Naim Krasniqi, lyrics by Hivzi Krasniqi “The magic of the guitar” was sung by Mita Bregr and Ilir Shehu, music by Tomi Kondaçi, lyrics by Vangjel Kozma “Come let’s dance” was sung by Adelina Ismajli, music and lyrics by Shefqet Kastrati “Music aerodrome” was sung by Pirro Duka, Dëshira Ahmet and Elinara Shehu, music by Pirro Duka, lyrics by Tajdusla Pojar? “Lermenë” was sung by Belona Qerreti, music by Edmond Zhuli, lyrics by Miliona Ahmeti “The accident” was sung by Gili, music by Ilir Berani “I don’t ask for another person” was sung by Elton Deda, music by Elton Deda “I believed in the light” was sung by Fioralba Kasazi, music by Petrit Tërkuci, lyrics by Vojsava Nelo “I didn’t expect it” was sung by Kozma Dushi, music by Luan Bakiu, lyrics by Jorgo Papingji “Night” was sung by Aurela Gace, music by Adrian Hila, lyrics by Agim Doçi “I will the Group Arbi Vojusha” was sung by Edlira Topolli, music by Florian Luari, lyrics by Adi Bejta “Symphony of Mother” was sung by Sherif Merdani and the children’s group, music by Luan Zhegu, lyrics by Alqi Boshnjaku “A young man from Tirana” was sung by Nexhmiu? music by Ruzhdi Kera, lyrics by Rita Filipi “Rose leaf” was sung by Haxhi Dauti “Why I love you” was sung by Marjola Nallbani, music by Flamur Shehu, lyrics by Jorgo Papingji.

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