HEAD OF THE INSPECTORATE: CHECKS ALSO IN COUNTRIES OF THE REGION HIDDEN ASSETS Investigation into officials’ accounts in Cyprus OSCE Ambassador Volfart: Fight corruption, January 21 was closed with our intervention. Rama responds: This issue will not be closed until the killers are punished The High Inspectorate for the Declaration and Audit of Assets suspects that senior state officials have hidden their wealth outside Albania. For this reason, the institution has launched investigations, mainly in countries of the region. But the investigations also include the state of Cyprus, also known as a “tax haven.” The news was confirmed yesterday to the media by the head of the HIDAA, 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 states of the region, in Europe, but mainly in countries of the region. Cyprus is also included in the investigations,” Llalla said. His statement came immediately after an open discussion held yesterday with students from the Faculty of Law on the theme “Students, active in the fight against corruption,” held with the support of the OSCE as part of the International Anti-Corruption Day..... Continues on page 3

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 was not so much chosen as it was brought by the young.... The 20th anniversary of democracy, without women... Continues on page 22

Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA A few months from now the Socialist Party will have been in opposition for seven years. Opposition, which in Berisha’s view means killing it in the literal physical sense. ... The hostage pact Continues on page 23

INTERVIEW / Neritan Ceka: We had a communist stance The prime minister’s adviser recounts: Leaving the DP and joining other intellectuals in the PAD. Fevziu and Frangaj, members of the party forums (In photo): The prime minister’s adviser and one of the founders of the DP, Neritan Ceka. Leaders of December ’90 at the DP rally The prime minister’s adviser recounts: Leaving the DP and joining other intellectuals in the PAD. Fevziu and Frangaj, members of the party forums Ceka recounts the events of 1997: I never climbed on a tank and I never held a Kalashnikov in my hand. I was in Vlorë, Gramoz Ruçi fled to Greece On pages 6-7

SUBASHI: IF I WIN, I WILL LEAVE THE CEC On page 5

She was denied a visa, police alarmed On page 9

LAZARAT DRUGS On page 16

DURRES MASSACRE On page 8

LAW IN PARLIAMENT On page 11

THE CHURCH REACTS TO THE THEFT OF ICONS On page 20