A police chief is suspended; others under investigation The court suspends Sallaku of Police Station 1. The complaint was filed by the Ministry of Interior The prosecution is investigating Sallaku, head of public order at Police Station No. 1, for “use of violence in the station’s cells” against detained citizens. For the same accusation, following complaints, the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office has also opened investigations into the head of the station’s criminal investigations department and two other police officers TIRANA - An avalanche of investigations into police mistreatment in cells. A public-order chief has been suspended from duty by court order, while another criminal investigations chief and two police officers are under investigation for using violence in the cells. It was the Ministry of Interior itself which, following a complaint by a citize[?]n, reported Lulzim Sallaku, head of public order at the Tirana Police Station, to the Prosecutor’s Office. According to prosecutorial sources, a criminal case had already been opened against Sallaku earlier; now, for the second time, a citizen detained at this station had been mistreated—according to his allegations—by Sallaku himself. Following his complaint, the Ministry made a request a few days ago upon receiving the complainant’s materials concerning Sallaku, who had been suspended from duty by court order. On page 5

TIRANA - Poliomyelitis hangs like the “Sword of Damocles” over people aged 15–30. The completion of the analyses has brought to light the fact that this part of the population is threatened by the impact of the virus that has broken out in Albania. It is certain that the virus originated in the 1960s–70s, respectively, and that, according to specialized researchers, there were shortcomings in the population’s vaccination process. This has left this age group unprotected against the dangerous disease today. The measure adopted to prevent the disease will be a vaccination campaign that will not be limited to five-year-olds, but will include people up to the age of 35. “With this vaccine we do not claim to cure poliomyelitis, but to block its further spread,” a ... [?] explained to Gazeta Shqiptare — according to your information, the disease should be on the decline. — The Albania case will be at the center of ... today ... specialists ... to do ... so that ... In the vaccination campaign, which will not ... [?] have consequences for the movement of vaccines. An OMS expert has stated that foreigners coming to Albania should make sure whether or not they have immunity to poliomyelitis. On page 3

BREAKING NEWS / 21:50 TIRANA - Gunfire at night; the “Brisk” officer is injur[?]ed. More bullets fired at the police. A member of the special forces has been seriously wounded by gunfire near the psychiatric hospital. According to initial police sources, though unofficial, two people fired at officer Kociu and then drove away in a “Benz” car. Meanwhile, other sources, also unofficial, report an exchange of gunfire between the “Brisk” officer and the perpetrators of the attack. In any case, the authorities at Police Station No. 1, which covers the area where the incident occurred, did not agree last night to confirm the official version of events. The incident happened at around 21:50, near a billiard hall. There are still no details about the circumstances of the incident or the motives for the attack that led to the officer being wounded. Officer Kociu was immediately taken to the emergency department of the civilian hospital and then transferred to the military hospital. Meanwhile, forces from Police Station 1, reinforced by special forces, immediately launched a large-scale search operation throughout the capital. Armed police checkpoints have been set up at all intersections and exits from the city of Tirana. The police also took many witnesses who were near the scene to the station, at the post office, about 200 meters downhill from the neurosurgery hospital. Many residents living in the apartment building above a billiard hall, beside which the officer was shot, were also taken to the station.

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SPORT Kaçaj and Vata O.K. in Cyprus TIRANA - The good form of the Albanian footballers has made Kaçaj of Olimpiakos of Nicosia and Vata of Apollon into international players. Olimpiakos has led at Amonia [?] Nicosia. He has signed a contract. “Tirana e Nikosias [?]” doing well for the clubs and at the moment. It has made news [?] ... Kaçaj and Vata are in form to take part in ... Both have done something together with an Italian ... ... in the 2000 season ... In Cyprus ... ... Ravanelli has burst onto the scene in the England team. He has scored ... for ... 70 ... ... Antonio ... 50 dollars ... ...

TIRANA - The top leadership staffs of the DP and PS are meeting to draw up new stages on the road to local elections. While the Democrats are to decide on screening their candidates for the country's municipalities, the Socialists, at a meeting of the leadership, focused yesterday on the candidates who will be the subject of their election campaigning. It appears that the electoral machinery of the two biggest parties in the country is operating at full capacity. It seems the battle for October 20 will be fierce, in a ring where forces potentially worthy of one another will clash. The Democrats will decide today which people they will put forward in the race for the municipalities, while the Socialists attach paramount importance to the country's mayoralty. On page 3 DP headquarters PS headquarters

“This is how we will choose our candidates” TIRANA - “This is the scheme we will use to choose our candidates.” The leaders of the Pole have finally decided on the formula for selecting the people who will “fight” for the mayoral seats or for seats as municipal councillors. “Mayors will be chosen by the leaderships of the two parties in the districts,” was the decision made by the leaders of the PSD and the liberal democrats. According to another decision, the candidates for district heads will ultimately be assessed by the Electoral Commission of the Pole. Remaining faithful to their ‘toemti’ [sic] to take part in the elections under the banner of the ‘Pole of the Centre’, Gjinushi and Ceka have followed the same path with regard to the selection and appointment of municipal councillors and commune heads by the Pole's own district leaderships. On page 3

STRASBOURG - The EU has decided to suspend financial aid to Turkey. European parliamentarians justified yesterday's decision as a punitive measure against Turkey for failing to respect human rights and freedoms. Athens has expressed satisfaction with the decision, while Ankara has condemned it. On page 2

DECISION Government: a fine for anyone without identification Identification mandatory from October 10 Family “Our son is not a thief” TIRANA - In twenty days, no Albanian should be unidentified. Otherwise, the police will impose fines or take citizens to the police station. Yesterday, the government decided that, from October 10, all Albanian citizens must carry their “name” with them. Checks for identification documents have usually been conducted only in cases of serious incidents, when the police have sought the perpetrators. But now this will become one of the duties of the public-order police. An identity card, state passport, certificate with a photograph, and military booklet are the documents, one of which every Albanian citizen over the age of 16 will have to carry at all times. The government has set October 10 as the deadline, after which the police will begin checks. Anyone not carrying one of these documents will be fined by the police. And if the person refuses to show the document, the police are authorized to escort the citizen to the police station. TIRANA - “Our son is not a pickpocket. He may be a needle, but he has never put his hands in other people's pockets” — the family members of 39-year-old Iliraj have reacted to a published report about one of their relatives being detained on suspicion of theft. At the time he was detained, they say, he happened to be there entirely by chance in a sho... [article cuts off] IDENTITY CARD Identity card, passport, certificate, military booklet...

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