Gërxhalli(u) inherits the name and all the debts After the controversy over the shares, the director in Vlora becomes president of the company The two partners have prepared all the documentation for dividing the assets, and only the court’s decision is awaited to make Gërxhalli(u) president of Gjallëlica. TIRANA - Gjallëlica is splitting in two. After the controversy, the property at the top of the management of the large borrowing company has been divided. The president of Gjallëlica is now the director of its Vlora branch, Firim Gërxhalli(u). The company’s leaders have not yet made the news official, but sources close to the company in Vlora say that the two partners have agreed on everything, all the documents have been signed, and only the court’s decision is awaited. He has taken ownership of both of the company’s properties in Vlora, including the “Gjallëlica” salt factory and “Adi Petro-lin.” Meanwhile, the firm’s founder, Shemsie Kadria, has taken the dental polyclinic in Tirana, the giant “Adi Petrol” complex in Gjirokastër, and other company properties in cities elsewhere in the country. However, Gërxhalli(u) has also inherited the company’s name and, consequently, all the obligations the company owes to citizens, an amount that appears to reach 300 thousand dollars. It is now unclear what will happen to the money deposited at interest by thousands of citizens from Vlora and all over Albania. On page 3 From the pyramid-scheme firms

KAVAJË—It is one of the most horrifying incidents

Increase for vegetables brought in from abroad Customs post with Macedonia TIRANA - Import duties have been cut. The new presidential decree, which began to be applied on January 1, has brought a noticeable change to Albanian customs duty rates. Most have been reduced, while those on goods that can be produced domestically have been increased. There is also an incentive for investors. Machinery and equipment arriving from abroad will be taxed less. Water, fuels, [?] computer cables, while duties on vegetables and dairy products bought abroad have been raised. On page 11

Four police officers have been detained immediately Tirana: reported for rape, recaptured after two hours FROM THE WORLD SPECTACLE

KAVAJË—It is among the most horrifying incidents that could ever have happened. A mother has drowned her daughter. The macabre story has another scene of sorrow: the village of Tila in Kavajë. It was precisely at 6 p.m. on Thursday when a 20-year-old woman took the life of her three-year-old child by putting her in a bucket of water. The girl, thinking it was an ordinary bath that her mother regularly gave her, made no sound; then her head was forcibly submerged in the water, turning her lifeless body into a corpse. It was the father, who lived in the village, who reported his wife’s irresponsible act to the police. According to the information available so far, she remembers nothing about the crime she committed. Nevertheless, confirmed sources say that her husband made her admit that she was in distress. The 20-year-old woman is now being held in the police station cell. The little girl was an only child and had been born after the couple from Kavajë had lost their two previous children.

Soon, KK TIRANA - The Democrats convened the party’s highest body, the National Council. It will scrutinize the party’s branches and sections, while also carrying out a new reorganization of the party’s outlying structure. Sources within the DP say a wave of changes is expected in the party’s main branches, as well as new appointments to head them. These same sources dismiss the information that the party’s highest body will deal with the Hajdari case. On page 3

Four police officers were immediately detained Police Station No. 2 in Tirana TIRANA - A detainee escaped two days ago from Police Station No. 2 in Tirana. But he was free for only two hours. Following a swift operation, he was brought back to the station, this time to a more secure area. He had been detained following a report by a citizen alleging attempted rape. Meanwhile, two police officers have been detained and a police officer has been placed under disciplinary detention. On page 9

“They have all abandoned us; we are alone” REPORTAGE / Among the poor Roma of Elbasan and Berat TIRANA - You need only travel a few kilometres from a capital city to come face to face with misery, with that harsh reality. Once again, we have turned our attention to the lives and hardships of the Roma. This time, the subjects of the reportage are the Roma of Elbasan and Berat. Forgotten in their misery, they wait for another morning and are cheered only when someone shows an interest in them. An unusual feeling of sadness accompanies you as you meet them on the banks of the Shkumbin or the Osum, as they eke out their lives in a way that seems no longer to matter to the rest of society, the majority. What is their standard of living, their level of education, and their social situation? You need only visit their shacks and tents to understand part of our reality. On page 11 Old clothes: the Roma’s new profession

Privilege To be privatized where, and soon Alberi and the factory Moves in the transfer market Tirana the Team of the Year ALBANIAN NEWSPAPER SPORT Three most wanted Bajko is wanted by Përmet for 50 thousand dollars. Former national team coach: “I want 150 thousand” Cantona wins the “Onze” magazine poll. Parma: “We will beat Juventus and reopen the championship” On pages 5-8

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