IN HANDCUFFS

POSES AS A PSYCHIATRIST CHEATED PEOPLE OUT OF MILLIONS On page 19

Zani’s opponent rebels in the courtroom against the Escort Squad

Kakami kicks the policeman

A barred cage is demanded for the trip to court On page 5

Mallol: Berisha in Parliament

FROM THE USA The meeting between Majko and Berisha was considered a positive first step by Mallol, the mediator for the American delegation at the US Department of State, in an interview given to VOA. Meanwhile, she reiterated the US request that the PD become part of Parliament. On page 3

Godo: Elephants kiss, the forest collapses

The PR elder: Pleased about Kosovo INTERVIEW / The veteran Republican leader comments on Majko-Berisha Godo is skeptical about the Majko-Berisha meeting. Returning from a routine diplomatic trip, the veteran Republican leader saw the meeting between the Prime Minister and the leader of the PD as a surprise. “When elephants fight, at most they flatten the grass in the forest, but when they make love, they destroy the whole forest,” said Godo, paraphrasing an old African saying about the week’s most talked-about political event. On page 4

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The port stevedores’ revolt

WE WANT COMPENSATION “If you don’t give us a month’s salary as a New Year bonus, starting tomorrow we will go on strike.” This is the threat made by around 800 cargo-handling workers at the seaport of Durrës, who have also stopped work, demanding a bonus equal to one month’s pay. On page 16