The prefect summons the police commissioner to report TIRANA - Emergency in the Adriatic. Strict measures to stop the influx of Albanian illegal migrants and illegal trafficking. A highly sophisticated surveillance system is expected to be put in place from now on along the shores of the countries. “Total commitment in the fight against traffickers.” This was the main subject of yesterday’s meeting, held at the Prefecture of Vlorë with officials from the local authorities and the police forces. Meanwhile, a proposal for monitored surveillance has arrived at the Ministry of Transport of the entire Apennine peninsula. It will use this giant device, which will be connected to a satellite. “With this, we will have the most reliable monitoring of every vessel crossing the sea.” What was emphasized at yesterday’s meeting was the provision of fast vessels. The police will cooperate with the Sazan military base, also receiving assistance from information supplied by radio stations and the Albanian coastal-location system. Twenty-four-hour surveillance at all naval units. While clear and rigorous orders have arrived, a quantity of 100 kilograms of marijuana was discovered yesterday at the port of Ancona. There were 87 packages of 1,200 grams each, hidden in the empty granite trailer of a truck arriving on a transit route from Durrës. The entire quantity of drugs was seized and, along with it, the Albanian driver was taken to the police station.

TIRANA - The drug scourge is growing. As heroin addicts are buried, others go to hospitals to seek doctors’ help to escape the disaster. Doctors say that without medical help they cannot be saved from its grip. According to statistics from the Ministry of Health, since June more than 25 drug users have been admitted to this clinic. Meanwhile, to see how far drug use has spread and what has led young people to become addicted, the head of this clinic, Zihni Sulaj, has also conducted a test with all his patients. According to his preliminary findings, the largest number of drug users are aged 18–25, and these figures began to rise abroad. The Military Hospital where drug addicts are treated

In pursuit of the illegal migrant speedboats

TIRANA - The Cup Winners’ Cup was not spared surprises either. Eindhoven have been eliminated by the unheralded, modest Norwegian side Brann. Paris SG and Liverpool won by large margins, although the English side found themselves two goals behind during the first half of their match. A good week for the Italian teams in the Champions League. Milan and Juventus won their respective matches. Berlusconi was dissatisfied with the fans, while Agnelli, although he praised Juventus’s win against Rapid, was still not very enthusiastic about his team. “The win pleased me, but we must also consider the opponent we played against,” declared the Juventus president. The Spaniards are preparing for the winter transfer market. They have many players in their plans, but the best-known names are Karembu and Bebeto. Tennis: at the Paris-Bercy tournament, Michael Chang and Todd Martin also advanced to the quarter-finals. Edebka advanced through the round, recalling his youth, although he played his match against the immobile Dutchman Wibier. Velez were very active, directing Wibier. Velez have qualified for the Latin American Super Cup final. They won 2–1 against the Brazilians of Santos in a match involving Pele’s former team. Seles is seeking compensation for the injury in Hamburg. According to Seles, those responsible for the circuit must pay 20 million lire. From the Cup matches, Lokomotiva-Benfica 2:3

TIRANA - They are only six years old, yet they can already be called depositors at the Savings Bank. Although the total amount collected from all the children is 1,000 lekë, they feel proud in front of their classmates. This is how the managers of the Savings Bank wanted to mark International Savings Day in Albania. Breaking the myth of “wealthy” schools, on Thursday several children from the first grades of “Ali Demi” school were selected; their families’ financial circumstances are known not to be very good, as explained at an event organized by the bank. In addition to choosing dozens of numbers, each was given a savings passbook in their name, with an initial amount of 1,000 lekë. It is a restricted deposit, earning interest of 19 percent per year and lasting 2–20 years—the children have no right to withdraw it for 20 years. Although the cash gift from the Bank is not large, the most important thing, say representatives of the Savings Bank, is that parents have come to the office to help their children grow up with a financial foundation, so they can become part of the whole Albanian family. “That way, when the children turn 26, they will be entitled to withdraw their money and become masters of their own lives; it will be useful to them in life.” (At. Ca.)

The Union of the Right seeks a way out of its organizational crisis Durollari: “After Shkodër, the future is on our side” The Union of the Right seeks a way out of its organizational crisis The Union: “Now, another solution” Durollari: “After Shkodër, the future is on our side” TIRANA - Another right-wing Union is coming soon. Selfo and Durollari have confirmed the creation of a new political entity to replace the current formation. “LDSH is undergoing an internal crisis,” BK leader Hyse­n Selfo said several days ago, suggesting that “the time has come for its political and organizational restructuring.” Durollari, a Legality Party member, appears to share this view. He said that disagreements among the parties began on the eve of the May elections and deepened further during the October events. Without speaking out against the other leaders, he said that even if they were to grow, Selfo and Durollari still had reservations about certain relations recently established between BK and PLL, FRP, and other political entities. Having made their move in Shkodër, the two politicians now aspire to lead a formation that, in their words, “will own the future.” Selfo Durollari and Godo, leaders of the Union

FROM THE WORLD TIRANA - These are the third parliamentary elections since the disintegration of Yugoslavia, which Albanians in Kosovo regard merely as elections in a neighboring country. The Serbian opposition is calling on Kosovo’s president, Dr. Ibrahim Rugova, to join them in finding a solution that would also bring down the last communist dictator in the Balkans. At a press conference, President Rugova said that the current elections in federal Yugoslavia, specifically in Serbia, are elections in a neighboring state that is keeping Kosovo under classic occupation. “The Albanians held their elections in May 1992.” At the same time as Kosovo’s leaders were being called upon to take part in the elections, the opposition declared at its election rallies that “Kosovo is Serbian holy land.” Nationalist circles are also discussing the issue of the return of Albanian refugees from the West, whom, they say, should be driven beyond the mountains of the—

Culture More light for readers The first issue of “Mehr Licht,” the magazine of the “Velia” Foundation, is published

Swedish music “conquered” the Albanian capital yesterday. At the International Days of New Chamber Music, saxophone, guitar, trumpet, trombone and saxophone brought Scandinavian sounds to the land of the eagles—

“He didn’t steal olives; he was killed for political reasons” Executed 42 years ago. His daughter files a “lawsuit” in court TIRANA - He was sentenced to death 42 years ago, and two courts will review the ruling. A very unusual petition has been filed with the Tirana court. “My father was not executed because he stole, but because he was a political opponent of the communist regime. I therefore ask for the court ruling of 1954 to be reviewed.” The judges have accepted the “lawsuit,” and now all that remains is to open the archives and bring a court case closed 42 years ago back before the judges. And the purpose is not to punish the person at the center of the case again, but to determine why their predecessors had imposed the death penalty on him. Begir Mancaku, from the village of Ndroq near Tirana, was sentenced to death by the Tirana court in 1954. Mancaku was accused of stealing 10 quintals of olives from the olive groves of the agricultural cooperative where he worked. But can a person be sentenced to death for stealing state property? It was a time of major campaigns to protect state property “as if it were one’s own,” and anyone who damaged it was an enemy of socialism. From time to time, numerous “enemy groups” carrying out sabotage in various fields were discovered and punished by the justice system of the time. This seems to be the argument of Mancaku’s daughter regarding her father’s sentence. Several days ago, she submitted a request to review her father’s court case, convinced that he was not executed for stealing olives, but that the charges against him contained “elements of political accusations.” In any case, the judges are expected to examine the case file so that Mancaku can learn the true reason for her father’s death sentence. (me. ki)

Following the measures in Italy, Shamata sends directives: “All means against illegal trafficking”

All vessels will be deployed in the large-scale operation against illegal trafficking. This time the army will also be on alert: movements will be coordinated with the Sazan base and its ships. The Italian police propose monitoring the coastline using a large screen. With this device, which arrived in the Apennines in 1994, it is expected that no suspicious movement or vessel will escape the watchful eye of the green uniforms.

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