“The tough guy,” sentenced to 21 years for murder THE HEAD OF THE POLICE STATION, ADEM TAHIRAJ, IS EXECUTED. THE ARGUMENT WITH THE MURDERER’S NEPHEW • The suspicion is that Ilir Xhakja shot him after an altercation with 18-year-old Ledio Krasniqi. Both are wanted, RENEA in Durrës • The motives remain a mystery, police say: He was on duty, during an operation against illegal possession of weapons. The victim was a father of three children A very serious incident occurred yesterday afternoon in Katund Sukth, in the Durrës district. The chief of the Shijak police station was shot dead while carrying out his duties. The chief of the Shijak Police Station... Continues on pages 2-5 THE MURDER IN 1998, HERE IS THE DECISION THAT “FREED” ILIR XHAKJA The Durrës Court dismissed the case (In the photo:) The chief of the Shijak police station, Adem Tahiraj. The suspect in the murder, Ilir Xhakja, at the moment of his arrest in 2007

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The Deputy Speaker of Parliament: We are not throwing 3,200 families into the street The law on former owners’ homes splits the majority, allies abstain Yesterday Parliament approved, with 67 votes in favor and 4 abstentions, the normative act for the release of former owners’ homes. The Socialist Party did not take part in the vote, while the three LSI deputies, Ilir Meta, Lefter Koka and Nasip Naço, abstained. Deputy Kastriot Islami also voted abstention. Meanwhile, the FRD deputy Gazmend Oketa did not take part in the vote. In a statement to “Gazeta Shqiptare”, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Nasip Naço, explained yesterday the reasons why the LSI took this position. “We agree in principle that this act... On page 9

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