“Step aside, or you’ll end up like Skerdi Konomi” POLICE ARREST THE LAWYER OF THE DURRËS GANG WHO THREATENED FEJZO HYSI Land in Gjiri i Lalzit, the 33-year-old from Vlora sued the heirs of the Toptanas. The prosecution is investigating the police delay at the blast site By ARTUR KORRIKU The gruesome assassination in the center of Vlora, where 33-year-old Skerdilajd Konomi was killed, was an open threat to judges, prosecutors and to all those who dare to do justice in this country. The serious incident on Friday has given “wings and voice” to anyone who does not want the law to be enforced in this country. Since the day of the young judge’s murder, two incidents have been recorded in which law-enforcement representatives have been openly threatened. Just a few hours after Konomi’s gruesome execution, an anonymous phone call shocked and terrorized Fejzo Hysi, a judge at the Durrës Court of First Instance. “Resolve the court case, or you’ll suffer the same fate as Skerdilajd Konomi,” said the anonymous caller. Judge Hysi, ... Continues on pages 2-3

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