16-year-old boy: How I escaped the bullets of the blood feud The man sentenced to 14 years for murder, Astrit Kurmemaj, is executed with a bullet to the head The Prison Directorate: the 46-year-old convicted man had been granted 5 days’ leave for good behavior. The blood-feud story with the Muça clan. The victim’s son: I saw death with my own eyes By TRENDAFILE VISHA On 29 January of this year, the 16-year-old son of Astrit Kurmemaj warned of the drama of his family. In an interview given to “Gazeta Shqiptare”, he described in detail how he escaped the bullets of the blood feud. He also publicly declared that he is confined with his sister and two brothers in the house of their frightened grandparents. The minor’s testimony passed in silence. In the press release issued yesterday, the Shkodër police said that in the “Naim Gjylbegu” neighborhood, 16-year-old A.K. was shot with firearms, ... Continues on pages 6-7

Opinion of the Day By BESNIK GJONGECAJ Two sensational resignations in a civilized country became known a few days ago, one after the other. First the German defence minister.... Continues on page 29 Universities facing the regime

Exclusive / the financial costs of the MEICO affair revealed Today, exactly 3 years after the tragedy that took the lives of 26 people. The residents of Gërdec: The government did not keep its promise for a pension. The accused were released from prison by Saliu Expert analysis: The Gërdec weapons, 13 million dollars missing Economic-Financial Expert Report (For Criminal Proceeding no. 03, of 2008) 4-Referring to the study of the “Working Group for the Study of Costs” with MoD protocol no. 627, dated 02.02.2007, established pursuant to UMM no. 81, dated 24.01.2007, the revenues obtained from the sale of the by-products brass scrap, steel scrap, bimetal, lead are: for a 7.62 mm cartridge they are 5.21 lek/piece. for a 12.7 mm cartridge they are 34.28 lek/piece. for a 14.5 mm cartridge they are 53.43 lek/piece. From the calculations made for the entire quantity of ... “MEICO” with the invoiced prices the revenues of the ... were lower than the revenues that would have been realized if ... with the prices of the “Working Group for the Study of Costs”. 12,833,092 $ (In photo) Facsimile of the expert report on the financial cost of the Gërdec weapons (Right) 48 hours after the explosion on 15 March 2008 Today, exactly 3 years after the tragedy that took the lives of 26 people. The residents of Gërdec: The government did not keep its promise for a pension. The accused were released from prison by Saliu The expert report document: Shkëlzen’s friend, Rrahman Selmanllari withdrew 800 cartridges as a representative of “SAC”. The opposition and the family members protest at the crater On pages 2-5

The academic writes about the liberation of the country “It will be seen how today’s authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical rule, a mixture of dictatorship and democracy, will be replaced” Qosja: Berisha should leave with a popular movement, national dignity is being crippled “It will be seen how today’s authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical rule, a mixture of dictatorship and democracy, will be replaced” By REXHEP QOSJA Think about Albanian history since Albania has become a state! Think about this history while being freed from political, ideological, religious and regional prejudices! For only freed from these prejudices from which, as has been seen many times before and as is being seen today too, they do not easily free themselves, willingly, the builders of the state in power and their party supporters, worn out, rewarded or fanatical, can ... On pages 14-15

Greece / bomb package for Merkel Damiano Bollano, handcuffs for the Albanian accused of terrorism On page 10

Yesterday in “New York Times” By GUOBIN YANG About a week after the protests in Egypt that forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down, anonymous calls demanding a revolution... Continues on page 28 The Chinese gradual revolution

Intellectuals, the reaction The Rilindas, Lame: Shocking photos, greed destroyed the memorial On pages 26-27

Protest announced Vlora: On Sunday in Himarë against Vasil Bollano On page 21

Superliga The FSHF investigations, testimonies of match-fixing revealed On page 30