THE OPPOSITION RETURNS TO THE STREETS OF TIRANA, VLORA, LEZHA AND KORÇA ON FRIDAY The Guard’s “revenge” removes Ina Rama’s bodyguards President Topi rejects the parliamentary inquiry commission, the chief prosecutor: We have no official invitation. Bahri Shaqiri confirms participation By KLODIANA LALA Suddenly, without any explanation, the Republican Guard has replaced the four bodyguards of Chief Prosecutor Ina Rama, who since the day of the violent demonstration on 21 January has been targeted by serious accusations from the governing majority. The Guard officers, who had been ensuring the safety of the head of the central prosecution office and her family, were removed from duty by order of the commander of the Republican Guard, Ndrea Prendi, and replaced by four In the photo: Chief Prosecutor Ina Rama with two of her former bodyguards (right) Topi, Berisha and Rama. During the 21 January protest On pages 2-3

EXCLUSIVE / “He cannot leave with poetic speeches” Rexhep Qosja: The people should remove Berisha through civil disobedience By REXHEP QOSJA Beings and civilization. It may be Descartes, it may be Spinoza, it may be Kant and it may be Claude Lévi-Strauss, I do not remember now which one of them said, certainly not word for word as I am presenting his statement, that humanity has entered a new, higher era of development.... On pages 6-7

“He had a plan with Ina Rama for my investigation” Berisha accuses Topi: He threatened Lulzim Basha “watch your papers” By TEDI BLUSHI The cold war between Prime Minister Sali Berisha and President of the Republic Bamir Topi reaches its most intense point. The head of government claimed yesterday that the head of state had threatened, in an unprecedented manner, the Minister of Interior, Lulzim Basha, with criminal files. The event, Berisha said... On page 5

GUIDANCE ON PROCEDURES BODE’s “AMNESTY”: LEGALIZING MONEY WITH A 10% TAX FOR THE STATE On page 15

Yesterday in “London Review” By JEFFREY NICE At the end of last year it was reported that since the late 1990s, Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo’s prime minister, together with other Albanian political leaders, The Hague and protected witnesses Continues on page 28

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI Perhaps it would be more accurate to say: we are not governed. Today we are governed by fear, a suffocation that does not kill the “vreshëtin,” meaning order, the citizen. ... Governance with the weapons of fear Continues on page 29

PRICES ARE RISING On page 14

FIER Mayor: PD and LSI block investments On page 19

EGYPT Riots, the US calls for a change of power On page 24

INTERVIEW Luftar Paja: The state should turn its eyes toward art On page 26