"MY CONNECTION WITH ARJAN" Inisi at the prosecutor’s office: I met him in 2002 • The wife’s testimony before prosecutors after the arrest in 2004 is revealed • Sokol Koçiu: In the moments before the murder, Arjani spotted and followed the suspicious man • The court hearing is postponed, the funeral will take place tomorrow, the parents are expected from the USA By THIMI SAMARXHIU In a telegram from the American Embassy published some time ago by Wikileaks, Arjan Selimi is mentioned... Continues on pages 2-3 (In the photo:) Arjan Selimi and director Inis Gjoni. Police experts over the body of 37-year-old Arjan Selimi after the murder, two nights earlier in Tirana

Imami: Review of wrong ranks “Appointments, in blatant cases I have intervened personally” During a hearing in the security committee, Defence Minister Arben Imami admitted yesterday that the military had been given undeserved ranks, but stressed that every state official must make the necessary balances in such a case. “It is true that the generals’ ranks committee assigned ranks in an unreasonable manner. When a committee decides unreasonably, every prime minister, every minister or every state official, in this ... On page 4

SPARTAK NGJELA: KADARE PROPOSED ME AT RTSH, THE MEETING WITH TODI LUBONJA On page 28

Dritan Prifti: I have around 60 wiretaps and fear for my life Dritan Prifti: I have around 60 wiretaps and fear for my life On page 6

By VIRON BEZHANI We all know that sport creates glorious figures; often this is merely an image on the surface and when they are also combined with... Fagu, a great sportsman, but not such a great leader Continues on page 30

By HENK VAN DEN DOOL Again and again ambassadors and other international observers walk through the country, stressing the need for a consensual policy in Albania..... Women and politics, the Burrel case Continues on page 29

She suffocated the 18-month-old baby, mother in court: I ask for mercy She suffocated the 18-month-old baby, the mother in court: I ask for mercy On page 15

Head of large taxpayers dismissed Head of large taxpayers dismissed On page 7

Religious communities: “No” to gay marriages in Albania On pages 12-13