HEAD OF THE INSPECTORATE: CHECKS ALSO IN REGIONAL COUNTRIES HIDING WEALTH Investigation into officials’ accounts in Cyprus OSCE Ambassador Volfart: Fight corruption, January 21 was concluded with our intervention. Rama responds: This issue will not be closed until the murderers are convicted The High Inspectorate for the Declaration and Audit of Assets suspects that high-ranking state officials have hidden their wealth outside Albania. For this reason, the institution has launched investigations, mainly in countries of the region. But the investigation also includes the state of Cyprus, also known as a “tax haven.” The news was confirmed yesterday to the media by the head of the HIDAACI, Adriatik Llalla. “The Inspectorate is investigating several cases of officials who are under scrutiny for suspected assets abroad. We are awaiting the information we have on these cases. We are investigating several cases, mainly in the countries of the region, in Europe, but mostly in countries around Albania. Cyprus is also included in the investigation,” Llalla said. His statement was made immediately after an open discussion held yesterday with students of the Faculty of Law on the topic “Students, active in the fight against corruption,” held with the support of the OSCE on the occasion of the International Anti-Corruption Day... Continues on page 3

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Opinion of the Day By MERITA MYFTARI Today is the 20th anniversary of Albanian democracy... I dare to call it that, because in Albania democracy is brought about more by young people than it is chosen... The 20th anniversary of democracy, without women... Continues on page 22

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