Aid scandal: 1,000 pages of secret documents in the Prime Minister’s hands Brado: They took the documents to hide them from the Tirana Court Here is the strategy prepared by the doctors to get the Socialist leader out of the accusations in a miserable state

TIRANE - Journalists should not go to prison for defamation. This is what Article 10 of the press and information law passed by Parliament has established. Article 3 prohibits the exercise of criminal sanctioning rights if publications do not violate private life. In special cases, defamation fines cannot exceed 600,000 new lekë for an organization and 250,000 for an individual. The new press law also makes it clear that publishers and journalists will not be responsible for news taken from press agencies. It is learned that the new draft also includes an article prohibiting harm to the image of the president and his family. This is made clearer in the official publication of Parliament, where Article 5 states: “Defamation, insult and other criminal offences committed through the press against the President of the Republic, high state personalities or members of his family shall be punished in accordance with Article 34/1 of the Penal Code.” Article 10 prohibits imprisonment. “For defamation committed through the press and for any other criminal offence committed through the press and punishable under this law, the court cannot impose a prison sentence,” the draft says. Article 3 states: “There is no criminal responsibility for periodic publications that reproduce or broadcast speeches by MPs in the Assembly, court sessions, meetings of local authorities or public lectures.” There is also no criminal responsibility for entities that reproduce acts or documents deposited in public offices or published at meetings of local authorities. Further in this draft it is stated that journalists and editorial offices bear no responsibility for texts sent by agencies, newspapers and national and foreign periodicals. It is also forbidden to record telephone conversations or publish them without the user’s permission. This also applies to facsimiles or any materials taken without the owner’s knowledge. It is also forbidden to describe the way a person was killed or another wounded. This is in order not to use weapons or other effective means to commit further crimes. “The press must not contain writings that incite ethnic, religious or racial hatred or encourage terrorist acts,” the draft says. According to this article, a defamatory piece is punishable by a fine of up to 600,000 new lekë for the organization and 250,000 for the individual, but in special cases the profits resulting from the publication are confiscated. Writings that violate a person’s private life are punishable by a fine of up to 1 million lekë for organizations and 500,000 for the individual. False news is punishable by a fine and 1 year in prison. “Defamation committed through the press against the Republic of Albania and its institutions, with the aim of arousing hatred or contempt toward them, or reducing their authority, is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to 3 years,” the draft law states. “Publishing a news item known to be false, through the press or any other means of publication, with the aim of creating a state of anxiety or panic among people, is punishable by a fine or imprisonment of up to one year.” At the end of this draft it is stated that “the publication of news about prisoners or persons in pre-trial detention is prohibited without their consent or that of their families.” On page 3

The Albanian Committee of Vlorë: Marisi, guilty and in power From the protests of the homeless in Vlorë TIRANE - The President of the Republic, the Minister of the Interior Arben Malaj, his deputy Ilir Frangaj, the Director General of the Criminal Police and several other public-order and local-government officials in Vlorë are accused by an open letter from protesters in the coastal city over their treatment of them. According to this letter, if Italian justice is going to punish the former leaders of past governments in Albania, then Albanian justice must do the same for the current government. The protesters from Vlorë also expressed concern that the Minister of Economy did not come to the protest. “The chairman of the Vlorë Committee, the Minister of Finance Arben Malaj, feels offended when the word aid or protest is mentioned,” the letter says. Among other things, the protesters say that the chairman of the aid committee, who for the first time avoided his responsibility during the past 11 months, had promised them that he “would show up and be fair,” but “today, as we are gathering again in protest, he has hidden like an ostrich.” Also, according to the protesters, the Albanian government has not yet created the necessary space to include them in housing schemes. “On the basis of the law, we should have been housed and accommodated by now,” the letter says. Here instead of finding a solution for their housing, the state is expelling them and declaring them illegal. Arben Malaj did not appear yesterday either before the protesters, as he had promised. He had stated that he would cancel his planned trip to Italy and would go meet the residents of Vlorë to promise them a solution. But yesterday Malaj left for Italy. At the same time, his deputy Ilir Frangaj appeared at the protest for two hours. This protest, which has been going on for two months, was postponed with the promise that Beni Malaj would give them 2,500 USD for the tents. Recently they were offered accommodation in dormitories for 4,500 lekë per month. The protesters rejected this solution because it is unaffordable for them. Earlier they had been promised that they would be housed in private homes at state expense or compensated with money to secure alternative housing. So far none of these promises has been fulfilled. Yesterday the protest was also supported by MP Azem Hajdari, who promised the tent dwellers that he would soon open a foundation to build their homes. The protesters from Vlorë also declared that they would intensify their protest if the housing problem is not solved. On page 2 From the protests of the tent dwellers in Vlorë

Starting today in “Gazeta Shqiptare” During this summer, “Gazeta Shqiptare” has followed an evolution. Since its 1,000th issue published in Albania and until today, it has taken a normal path, steadily expanding its level of quality, bringing innovations in graphic design and increasing the number of its pages. This summer’s expansion of “Gazeta Shqiptare” is a natural development, which also comes with the duty to be ever closer to the reader. For all these reasons, starting today, we are pleased to announce that “Gazeta Shqiptare” has enriched its editorial staff with a well-known figure, Mr. Andi Bejtja. From today onward, he will be the Editorial Director of “Gazeta Shqiptare”. Mr. Bejtja completed his higher studies at the University of Tirana in language and literature and later specialized in the field of journalism. Since the beginning of democracy in Albania, he has been active in journalism. He first worked at “Rilindja Demokratike”, a periodical where he served as editor-in-chief, then as director at Albanian Television, and later as director of the television stations “Shijak TV” and “Koha TV”. Andi Bejtja is a member of the National Council of Radio and Television, from which he has stepped aside in mutual understanding with the political forces, to come to “Gazeta Shqiptare”. We are convinced that this addition will further boost the quality and weight of our newspaper. Together with the editorial staff of “Gazeta Shqiptare”, Andi Bejtja will serve the continuation of a moderate political line, giving voice to everyone and keeping bias at a distance as the enemy of truth. In “Gazeta Shqiptare”, Andi Bejtja is a valuable contribution to enriching the alternatives of Albanian thought. “Gazeta Shqiptare” believes that with Mr. Bejtja, as well as with all its staff, it will move even further forward on its path toward modernization.

In the Order Commission, they discuss guarantees. Airhori: Albanians should not surrender their weapons On page 3

LIZEH? / Two other passengers are seriously injured LIZEH[?] / Two other passengers are seriously injured Masked attacker attacks Kosovars, family of 8-year-old wounded In a group ...[?] a car with Kosovo license plates, with plates, on Saturday evening on the Ko-[?] highway, attacked another car in which an Albanian family from Kosovo was traveling. Four members of a Kosovar family, including an 8-year-old child, were seriously injured. On page 4

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GAZETA tiranes Headlines of Koco Dado’s house On page 5 GAZETA Edurresti Public complaint for children On page 7 GAZETA of Shkodra “We went bankrupt because of the Bulgarians” On page 6

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