DOSSIER / HYSEN RADESHI, THE FAKE OFFICER WHO FREED PRISONERS The extraordinary story of the 23-year-old. Wearing a uniform bought at Tirana’s Old Bazaar, he inspected the Internal Affairs Branches of Durrës, Krujë, Lezhë and Shkodër and freed from their cells prisoners accused of attempting to escape On pages 12–13 Hysen Radeshi recounting his adventure

THE PREDICTED SCANDAL OF THE ITALIAN AID MISSION IS EXPOSED The “Ylberi” scam Half of the goods have disappeared Albanian and Italian ministers under accusation All the figures on the theft and misappropriation. Antonio Spanti: “When many ministers, departments, institutions and first ladies get involved, misappropriation is inevitable” Senior Army official: “We asked for the aid-collection process to be slowed down, but it seems some politician was very keen to be seen alongside a solidarity shipment” The Ylberi mission for Kosovar refugees appears to have ended in a huge black hole: more than half of the supplies collected for the refugees did not reach their destination. The funds transferred abroad have [?] management. Since the beginning of April, 1,700 containers of aid have arrived in Sh- aparë. Civil Protection officials say they used 1,050 for the refugee camps. If you calculate it precisely, 350 containers were donated untouched to the Tirana government, which thinks... On page 4

SMUGGLING Four tanker trucks carrying smuggled fuel have been seized. Three in Vorë and one in Mamurras was the tally of the police operations as Friday was approaching. The trucks, stopped nearby within an hour, have been seized... On page 6

TROPOJË Lekbibaj’s boss has been arrested, while 150 different weapons were discovered in a house. An order received from the Ministry of Public Order has dismissed 30 police officers at the police station, including... On page 19

—Notice— Dear readers, today there is no “Specchio” magazine in Tirana