SHKODËR/ 13-YEAR-OLD FOUND MURDERED, 3 SUSPECTED PERPETRATORS IN HANDCUFFS Agim Leraj went out to graze the livestock, but was found in the waters of the Shalë River. He refused to give the young men the necklace he was wearing around his neck. The police arrest two brothers and a 15-year-old By BRIKENA SHILLAKU They asked him for the gold necklace, but he did not give it to them. That refusal proved fatal for the 13-year-old, who a few minutes later pleaded and begged the two murderer brothers and his friend not to take his life. No one heard the minor’s cries for help. He was strangled and his body was thrown into the river. The serious घटना, which alerted the Shkodër police, took place on Saturday afternoon in the Shalë commune in the Dukagjin area. The murder of Agim Leraj was discovered in the early hours of yesterday morning, when... Continues on page 14

Opinion of the Day The EP rapporteur, Tanja Fajon, spoke plainly. A few days ago in an interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, the mild Slovenian said some... Continues on page 21 By REZAR XHAXHIU How should we read Tanja Fajon?

COMMENT By BLERIM KATROSHI On page 16

INCIDENT IN HIMARA On pages 2-3

DURRËS COURT On page 10

Azem’s wife: The court decision, under pressure from the international community In the photo: PD leaders and friends of Azem Hajdari at the memorial ceremony for the 12th anniversary of the killing The ceremony for the 12th anniversary of the PD deputy’s killing, with the prime minister and the Speaker of Parliament absent, while Bode and Patozi are present President Topi visits the family: Azem was a man with a free spirit, a born democrat and an anti-conformist On pages 4-5

DOSSIER/ Speaks the former teacher from Kamëz 86-year-old Isa Shehu: At that time, we reported corn as wheat By DINO KAJA He is 86 years old. In his memories, he goes back in time. Isa Shehu, former head of department at the Higher Agricultural Institute in Kamëz, speaks about the time when party figures were specialists in every sector. According to him, the situation in agriculture was worse. This was because, at election time, they made promises and had to keep them regarding planting and harvesting, and for failures they blamed the specialists. Shehu, the scientist trained in... Continues on page 11

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Yesterday in the “New York Times” Over this weekend, Susan Gzretik, a Jewish woman who lost her husband during the terrorist attacks of 11 September, spoke in a mosque in... Continues on page 20

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