Harsh statement by Godo. PD’s Vejsiu also in favor Tragedy reaches Parliament INTERVIEW Shamata calls for capital punishment On page 5

Yesterday Parliament removed the deputy from the Committee The prefect of Tirana, Rexhep Karapici, is now to head SHIK and Public Order TIRANA - Azem Hajdari has been toppled from his position as head of the Public Order and SHIK Committee. The procedure that removed him from the post he had held for so many months, turning him into a deputy without a position, lasted only a few minutes. “I expected such a decision, which is part of the anti-democratic actions being taken against me.” Yesterday’s man, Azem Hajdari, calmly commented on the unanimous decision of the 49 deputies. The PD leader did not want to comment at length on the deputies’ actions, saying that “it is simply a decision by the Committee, based on the powers this committee has to elect or dismiss its chairman.” The only person to object to the voting procedure was deputy Dashamir Shehi. “This is a violation; tomorrow it could be repeated against another figure,” he said. against someone else.” His removal was approved with 43 votes in favor and 6 deputies abstaining Hajdari: “I expected such a decision. I will continue my struggle” On page 3

Hajdari: “They can’t do anything more” Parliament chamber TIRANA - Hajdari calmly received yesterday the decision made by Parliament. “I knew that this was how it would happen. This is a continuation of the anti-democratic actions and pressure being brought to bear on me.” The PD deputy continues to insist on taking over the union: “Tomorrow I will hold the Congress.” On page 3

Sudja drastically lowers the interest rates PLL Congress:

Durrës, wind gusts of 110 kilometers per hour Power cuts occur in many cities. Roads and ferries are blocked Suspended on Monday The white shirt

FIER - Another family tragedy rooted in the story of a “forbidden love.” A girl dies after being stabbed in a fit of anger by her brother, an outburst that has led to… FIER - Another family tragedy rooted in the story of a “forbidden love.” A girl dies after being stabbed in a fit of anger by her brother, an outburst that has also sent her beloved to the hospital

Debates over the leadership continued for seven hours TIRANA - The Legalists have run aground at their 13th Congress. After a marathon voting session, they were unable to elect the party leader. Everything has been postponed until today, when voting will be held again to choose who will lead P.Ll. On page 3

The PLL Congress: No chairman elected TIRANA - The pyramid-scheme commission passed its test in Parliament. Yesterday, a parliamentary commission was approved to oversee the entire mechanism set up to deal with the pyramid schemes and the companies operating them. Kopliku was unable to convince the deputies; he set out his objections to the bill in question. “We are wasting time on a project like this,” he said, calling for the executive to take action on the pyramid schemes, not academic committees. On page 3 In front of the “Xhaferri” foundation

Detained on Monday. Intensive investigations into those detained in Berat continue. Three of them have been released Detained on Monday The white coat arrested for arms trafficking Intensive investigations into those detained in Berat continue. Three of them have been released TIRANA - A doctor was arrested yesterday at the Tirana court, accused of arms trafficking. He was detained by special forces at the beginning of this week during a surprise search of his home in Berat. Neritan Kurteshi is suspected of having sold weapons to the other arrested members of the Berat gang, and is also suspected of other criminal offences. On page 5

TIRANA - The entire territory of Albania has been hit by bad weather. The continuous rain and strong winds that persisted throughout Thursday night have caused considerable damage in many towns across the country. In Durrës, the wind reached a speed of 110 kilometres per hour, and transport was its foremost “victim”. Even the ferries were unable to leave the port of Durrës because of the storm. The state of emergency continues in Lezhë; thousands of hectares have been flooded, and landslides have occurred on many makeshift stretches. In Berat, the first snow has fallen on Mount Tomor: [unclear text] while in Kukës, the power lines in Kavaja and Shijak have been damaged On page 5

FIER - Another family tragedy rooted in the story of a “forbidden love”. FIER - love”. A girl dies, stabbed in a fit of her brother’s rage—a rage that also sends the girl’s boyfriend to hospital, wounded by the same hand. Before long, the enraged brother himself ends up wounded in hospital after, this time, turning his hand against himself. It was a very small family for such a great tragedy: only the mother and two children, a 22-year-old son and a 16-year-old daughter. But suddenly a love story shakes it to its foundations. The girl has fallen in love with a young man, A.B., 24, from Rrëshen. Neither of them knew that by falling in love they were drinking the “elixir” of death. Neither the girl’s family nor the boy’s family approved of such a relationship. But the two young people could not subdue their feelings before the family “authorities”. It was a rebellion that would cost them dearly. The girl brought her boyfriend into her home, making him a member of the household “against the wishes of her mother and brother”—a fait accompli. Meanwhile, the girl’s brother, recently returned from emigration, continued to insist firmly against the engagement. And on Wednesday, around 10 at night, he finds in the house the young man his sister loved. Blinded by rage, he lunges at him and, during the argument, stabs him. The girl rushes between them, but the armed hand strikes her too, fatally. She dies, while her boyfriend ends up in hospital. Meanwhile, the cruel brother goes to a friend’s house. But the burden of the crime he has committed seems to have overwhelmed him. A few hours later he tried to kill himself by jumping from the fourth floor of the building, and ended up seriously injured in hospital.

SPORT Weah risks disqualification On page 6 George Weah

SHOWBIZ TIRANA - I like to suffocate in films. In two questions I have been dying. On page 4 Silvester Stalone

FROM THE WORLD MILAN - “Yesterday, the leading figure of ‘Clean Hands’ returns to public life” MILAN - Yesterday, the leading figure of “Clean Hands” returned to public life. On page 2