The opposition: “The posting deadline has passed” Yesterday’s meeting of the Commission: “The delay will not affect the outcome of the vote” TIRANA - Alarm in the opposition camp. The voter lists are still not being posted. The concern reached the oval table of the Central Electoral Commission yesterday. In order to have the lists corrected, the “opposition” members of the arbitration commission argued that the delays in posting them were justified. Scheduled to be posted — by law — no later than 30 days before election day, their absence “sparked” the first debate within the central body of the election campaign. Accepted as a contradiction between the law and what is actually happening, commission jurist Arjan Madhi nevertheless said “there is no need to raise the alarm, since in the end the elections will not fail.” “Nothing can be announced before the polling stations are set up,” he explained at the Central Commission. Even for the deadlines that were broken but which “had been”, according to jurist Madhi, there were side reasons that led to such delays. Central Commission On page 3

The lek catches its breath A slight retreat in currencies FIVE HUNDRED LEK ONE HUNDRED [?] On page 5

Xhuveli’s party out of the elections? Fake signature: the Agrarians in danger A candidate of the party has been registered on the lists without her knowledge. The signature belonged to someone else TIRANA - It took only one statement to reignite within the Agrarian Party the dilemma of whether or not it is allowed to take part in the parliamentary elections. Zef Feçi, the signer of the list, has not hidden his intention of running as a deputy in zone 63 on behalf of the Agrarian Party. On page 3

Thousands of posters and banners Propaganda assault begins across the country

BERAT Victims of the heat: two young people drown On page 5

FIER The killer returns: they shoot for revenge On page 5

TROPOJE Battle in the police station: wanted man arrested On page 5

TIRANA PR at TV: heated debate over the news reports On page 3

“Many of those sentenced were common criminals” Genocide trial, lawyers call for a new panel of experts TIRANA - “Let the archives be opened to see the reasons for the witnesses’ internments.” After the presentation of the parade of witnesses had ended, the defense lawyers spoke before the judges. Yesterday, in turn, the lawyers of the five accused, Haxhi Lleshi, Aranit Çela, Zylftar Ramizi, Rrapi Mino and Manush Myftiu, set out their claims and questions about the indictment. “I ask that a panel of experts be set up to answer our questions. The expert report, on which the prosecution based the indictment, has already been used once by the justice system, in the previous trial against the accused, so we are asking for a new expert report” — this is what Myftiu’s lawyer, Behri, said. The genocide defendants on trial On page 5

Two Euro-socialists detained Korça wakes up “occupied” by political slogans. Two young Euro-socialists were detained by the police on charges of disturbing public order in Korça, on Sunday after midnight. They were stopped by a police patrol because they were writing slogans in favor of the PS, and they did the same on dozens of private homes and businesses in the city. PD headquarters On page 3

Prosecutor: “They were trafficking” The Peshkëpi incident: the accused Greeks escape implication TIRANA - More fog over the real perpetrators of the Peshkëpi massacre. The people arrested in Greece, held in prison on charges of last year’s massacre, are now considered to have no connection with the event. The news spread yesterday after claims that the prosecutors in the case had dismissed the arrested men’s involvement in Peshkëpi, revealing that they were merely trafficking weapons with Albanians. On page 5

UEFA: Still 90 minutes to go Signori misses a penalty after 14 consecutive goals The UEFA puzzle is still unresolved. Everything will be decided definitively after the “Juve” - “Ajax” final Italian championship in figures On page 6 On page 7

The alarm camera saves “Felix” They had dug several meters of a gallery to reach the jewelry store TIRANA - An underground tunnel, but to get to the gold. But there a hidden camera sounded the alarm. After that, everything had been written for the thieves; they left empty-handed with only one pair of earrings. The sophisticated theft method was discovered three days ago at the “Felix” jewelry store, on Durrës Street. The glitter of gold had not tempted the thieves to attack the gold shop. And for this they had not chosen to break in with masks, but to carry out an entirely new excavation, added to the arsenal of theft methods. Behind the shop, a few meters away, there was a private house with a courtyard. It was precisely from this courtyard that they had begun digging a tunnel. Like in the movies, with maps and tools, the pair seems to have worked for several days to bore the tunnel that would lead them to the shop filled with gold. The plans and sketches had been completely accurate. After exhausting work, which promised a reward too, they had finally knocked against the floor tiles of the jewelry store. At midnight, out of the darkness, customers with flashlights had arrived in the shop. With a flashlight they had begun to light up their dream. But meanwhile a small camera, which was constantly rotating in a hidden corner, sounded the alarm. The jewelry store owner had once awakened and now had decided to take security with him. After the pair, as if following the alarm, had reached the shop, the police arrived. But in the meantime the thieves had escaped through the tunnel, leaving by the same way they had entered. However, they did not leave empty-handed. They managed to take a pair of earrings, at least enough to remember the exhausting work of digging the tunnel, after which they left before the police arrived. (a.luk/me.k)

CULTURE Petro Marko, Skënder Luarasi, Mehmet Shehu in Spain Skënder Luarasi recounts the “adventures” of the Spanish Civil War On page 7

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TURKISH COLLEGE “Mehmet Akif Ersoy” organizes an entrance exam for the admission of students for the 1996 - 1997 school year, which will be held on Sunday, 2 June 1996 at 10:00. Students who wish to take part in the exam should appear in person together with the documents listed below to register - 2 photographs - Birth certificate accompanied by a photograph - Grade sheet for the eighth grade or a certificate of average grade signed by the school principal. Registration will continue until 30 May 1996 at the address: Turkish College “Mehmet Akif Ersoy” (former electrical high school) Tirana. Tel: 042 348 95.