Court reinstates dismissed diplomat HILA: THERE IS NEPOTISM, LAW-BREAKING AND CLIENTELISM IN THE MINISTRY Dritan Hila was removed in February 2011. Ministry: The writings put the state in a difficult position before its allies on the path to integration By KLODIANA LALA The dismissal of diplomat Dritan Hila has been deemed unjust by the Albanian justice system. The Tirana Court decided to accept Hila’s request to be reinstated to his former post, and to order the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania to pay him for the entire period during which he was unjustly left without work until the moment of reinstatement. Diplomat Hila was removed by order of the Foreign Minister in February 2011, after the publication of several articles in some Albanian dailies, which the ministry claimed had put the Albanian state in a difficult position before its strategic allies on the path toward integration... Continues on pages 10-11

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