TREASURY SCANDAL

Berisha's spy at the Bank of Albania is exposed On pages 2-3

Poçi officially admits police violence

The minister before the MPs The Minister of Public Order, Spartak Poçi, for the first time officially and publicly admits such a “sin”. According to the file of complaints submitted to the Prosecutor's Office during 1999, the case in question concerns 31 documented and verified incidents in which police officers and their superiors used unlawful violence, with serious physical consequences, against innocent citizens On page 7

Rubik, where gold was made for the state

reportage On pages 4-5

MIS

Paradox Edmond Tupja In old Albanian, the word “mis” had a very special meaning: it meant “member of the government”. With the introduction of the English word “miss” into modern Albanian (e.g. mis Bëraka, mis Vlora or mis Europa), things began to get mixed up. All the more so because there is a certain resemblance between these two kinds of mises. Both sides spend some time on the throne... Continues on page 21