OIL-SMEARING TRIAL The accused threatens in the courtroom A code of conduct for witnesses

They testify to the Police The prostitutes found in the home of the chief of poli- all the evidence collected in court, and today it is expected

after the performance Alba Maltezi Since Saturday, the creaking stage of the National Theatre has been resounding under the heavy weight of a rare character. It has “as a guest” Çiço (Hervin Çuli), a big, awkward fellow who, day after day, is happily drawing the theatre’s wandering spectators in. He is one of the figures who will remain in our minds for a long time, because Çiçone is one of those who make you cry and laugh with all your heart throughout the performance. But what is it about this Çiçone, who is receiving loud applause and makes the audience hold its breath and impatiently await his reappearance on stage? We should say from the outset that Çiço-Çiçone is an unusual young man; he suffers from a kind of epilepsy, but ... On page 19 (Left) Çuli or “Çiçone”, (Center) Trebicka, (Right) Ndrenika

the chief of the Kuçovë criminal police, Robert Dedja, have recounted their entire adventure up to the moment they were arrested. On this basis, and following the other evidence collected, the Prosecutor’s Office has submitted all the evidence gathered to the court, and an assessment of the detention measure for Dedja is expected today. The latter is 35 years old, unmarried, and resident in Tiranë. Also expected to appear before the judicial panel today is Oert Dule, 23 years old, unmarried and resident in Fier, ... On page 17

From Greece to Turkey The boss of Gjallica lived in a villa that even Turkish billionaires envied On page 6

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