INTERVIEW/ THE HEAD OF THE VLORA COURT, ARTUR MALAJ, SPEAKS Police escort 780 people in Vlora and Tirana, Mentor Mustafaraj arrested. The threatener lost the trials, and Skerdilajd Konomi was also part of the judicial panel Police escort 780 people in Vlora and Tirana. Mentor Mustafaraj arrested. The threatener lost the trials, and Skerdilajd Konomi was also part of the judicial panel (In the photo): The head of the Vlora court, Artur Malaj. Facsimile of the court ruling on Mustafaraj’s properties On pages 10-11

Former chairman: He will unite the left “Rama-Meta would make a motion against Berisha. I win more than 63 deputies” The former Socialist chairman, Fatos Nano, declared yesterday that: “I will legalize the SP and I hope that Mr. Rama will also be in the legalization documents.” During the “Opinion” program by journalist Blendi Fevziu on TV Klan, former Prime Minister Nano accused the current leader of the SP, Edi Rama, of having led the Socialists from one defeat to another. According to him, Rama has not managed to enter the hearts of the Socialists. Commenting... Continues on page 2

SKËNDERBEU wine, Vangjel Tavo sings On page 4

TODAY IN “SUMMER PAGES” Zef Deda tells his life story. Stresi: At the police station, over the gun belonging to Noizy’s friend Supplement

Opinion of the Day By DRITAN HILA The Albanian meaning of the Greek vote Whom? A better piece of news for us and a worse one for the Balkans. The bad one is the victory of Antonio Samaras of New Democracy. As a politician, the former Foreign Minister of Greece ... Continues on page 24

REFORM IN EDUCATION Artan Fuga: Grades, an old system, should be replaced by points On page 14

TESTIMONY IN COURT Witness of “21 January”: Hekuran Deda died in my arms On page 8

NEW PARTY FRD is legalized, the list of the names of the initiators is revealed On page 5

Dossier by Fatos Veliu/ The former economics student’s account of suffering under communism Ernest Tushe: I found Karla again in Italy, she had built her own family It was 1978. The 18-year-old Nesti Tushe, a first-year student at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Tirana, while training on the basketball court of the “Studenti” team, met the Italian girl Karla Sferlazzo. Karla was the daughter of the Italian ambassador himself, Xhuzepo Sferazzo. Their friendship grew into deep love, a relationship that drew the attention of all public opinion in the capital of that time. This love also won the approval of both families. Karla’s family, as they gave their consent... On pages 20-21

INDEPENDENCE “The flame that unites history,” celebration in Ndroq On page 22

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