TRADE UNION BATTLE / And in court the clash over the front, Xheku: “Let it use another name” Xheka in the prosecutor’s office for corruption Hajdari files a complaint: “He took the aid from Europe away”

TIRANA - Fatos Nano and others from the country’s prisons may be released on the occasion of Bajram. According to sources from the Presidency of the Republic, which for the first time is addressing international governmental organizations for an opinion on this case, the Albanian head of state has decided to undertake a partial amnesty. The news is made known to “Gazeta Shqiptare” by sources close to the Presidency, according to whom the head of state, in a letter addressed to the Council of Europe and other foreign organizations, has requested an opinion on whether Azem Hajdari and FSHSH can be released under this amnesty. At the same time, according to the same source, a letter has also been sent to the US ambassador in Tirana, Marisa Lino, to inform her of this action. On Monday morning the 25th, about two weeks before a possible amnesty, Berisha met in his office with several leaders of SHIK. Among these there was also some important personnel from FSHSH. Meanwhile, Hajdari has publicly announced that he is preparing a new lawsuit against Xheka and the former chairman of the Independent Trade Union of Albania. In addition, the opposition trade-union leader has stated that the other unions and the government are trying to present to the public a reality that does not exist. He has asked that aid coming from Western countries not be administered by people whom he considers compromised. At the center of his accusation is also the issue of aid arriving from Europe. (f.v.)

Imer in the river, split in half in the boat A trader dies, four others survive SHKODËR - Four people, among them a 21-year-old girl, managed to survive miraculously yesterday morning after the speedboat in which they were traveling together with the goods they were taking to Montenegro capsized. Meanwhile, the 27-year-old Artan Sokoli, from the village of Dobrac in Shkodër, after several hours of searches, was found drowned. The accident happened around 4 in the morning, near the mouth of the Drin into the Buna, when the boat with five passengers who had set off from there for trade with the neighboring state was hit by a strong wave. (f.n.d.) The goods’ cap remained on Artan Sokoli’s head.[?] Continues on page 9 The Ligën team from Shkodër[?]

“Kuli” case, another arrest He told in the cell: “I left the car with the lights on because everyone had tricked me and I wasn’t getting out since it hadn’t been done with it” TIRANA - He was not asked for long who had a hand in last night’s accident at HSI. “The accident was caused by the shift supervisor,” replied 19-year-old Xhavit Elezaj without delay. According to the doctors’ testimony he began to speak only when he felt better and had come out of the serious condition. He said that on Saturday he had been drinking with friends and then had taken the car to go out. At one point he felt tired and asked to change places. According to him, “the car had been taken by my close friend and on the way out a visit that had been made to the keji year”. Continues on page 6

THE COMMITTEE REACTS TIRANA - We will not recognize the order issued by the FSHSH office. This was made known yesterday to “Gazeta Shqiptare” by the executive committee, which signed and issued a press statement. In it, the executive committee expresses concern over the arbitrary and unlawful actions of some FSHSH members. “Registered letters will be addressed only to those committees that recognize the statute and do not fall prey to provocations,” says this statement. According to representatives of this committee, the actions taken are contrary to the spirit of dialogue and the legal resolution of the conflict. In conclusion, the committee asks the parties to respect the decisions and not to undermine trade-union activity. On page 6

The story of the man who shook Tirana The adventure of the bomb-man “How I ended up at the presidency” TIRANA - “I came late to Tirana from the village. I had left my mother and sister in a hut for several years. I had set off and became a manual laborer. Later I met a boy who promised me shelter. However, as soon as we entered the center of Tirana, he took me in front of the Presidency. I did not know what I was doing. I had a package on my body that they had told me not to remove. When I saw the police, I got scared. They told me to stop. Then everything happened quickly. I did not understand how I got there. I had no intention of killing anyone.” כך begins the story of the 20-year-old who kept the capital in suspense. He says he came from the north of the country and had been living in very difficult conditions for a long time. “People found me and told me they would help me. They gave me clothes, bread and convinced me to go with them.” In the continuation, he describes the final hours before the event and how he ended up near the Presidency. (f.i.) On page 9

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