Exclusive / The former head of the investigation of 25 March 2008 speaks for the first time after leaving Zamir Shtylla: Aldo Bumçi signed documents for Gërdeci, I would have taken Lulzim Basha over the National Road to trial Zamir Shtylla: Aldo Bumçi signed documents for Gërdeci, I would have taken Lulzim Basha over the National Road to trial By KLODIANA LALA Zamir Shtylla decides to break his silence and explain why he “left” the General Prosecutor’s Office at a time when he was holding what can without fear be considered the case file of the century. Sitting in his office on the second floor of an apartment building on Dibra Street, the former head of the investigation into the “Gërdeci” case recounts the investigative actions aimed at clarifying one of the most serious events to have occurred in Albania on 15 March 2008, when 26 innocent citizens tragically lost their lives, including children. In an interview for “GSH”,... Continues on pages 2-3 (In the photo:) Chief Prosecutor Ina Rama and former Investigation Director Zamir Shtylla at a press conference on 25 April 2008 when they called for the lifting of Fatmir Mediu’s immunity

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