1,500 PRISONERS
Halimi: Here are the procedures for pardon of sentence
THE MINISTER “REPLIES” TO TOPI: PARDON, NOT JUST FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Within the week, proposals for reducing or releasing prisoners will be submitted to the presidency. One-third of all convicted persons across Albania applied
By VALENTINA MADANI
The Ministry of Justice has prepared the requests of convicted persons for pardon, which will be sent within a few days to the head of state, Bamir Topi. In an interview given yesterday to “Gazeta Shqiptare”, the Minister of Justice, Eduard Halimi, explains the new legal procedures being followed to complete the files and criteria. In addition to the proposals for rejection that have been sent to the President, there will also be proposals for acceptance. According to Mr. Halimi, “pardon” is an attribute of the President of the Republic. He clarifies that the current law does not provide a fixed time as to when the pardon of convicted persons must be made, thus also responding to statements made a few days earlier by President Topi that there is no proposal for amnesty in his office. “Within this week there will also be proposals from the Ministry for acceptance of requests, in addition to those sent for rejection”... says Mr. Halimi.
Continued on pages 2-3
Major anti-drug operation, 61 arrested in the region, 4 in handcuffs in Albania
Durrës-Sarandë, 1 ton of hashish seized, they were headed to the EU
(In photo): The drugs seized yesterday in a pickup truck in Sarandë
The “TRIO” file: those arrested are part of an important international network that transported cannabis to Western Europe
Hashish, weapons, bullets, drug-cutting machinery and a “Hummer” were found on the arrested Leonard Dushi, Agim Hasaj, Leonard Sterkaj, Ervis Bici
On pages 8-9
“XHUVANI”, JUSTICE: THE PROSECUTOR CHANGED THE CHARGE WITHIN THE DAY
THE FULL INSPECTION REPORT
On pages 4-5
Gift paradox!
Opinion of the Day
By AHMET SHQARRI
On ceremonial occasions or special events, especially during the holiday season at the end of the year, gifts have become so commonplace that sometimes...
Gift paradox!
Continued on page 22
Rumors with an empty sack
Opinion of the Day
By ILIR DHIMA
Among various scholars, the compound word formed by joining the past and present tense, “gossip,” is explained as slander,...
Rumors with an empty sack
Continued on page 23
Postcard, Edi Rama sends holiday greetings with a nude photograph
“INGRES’S VIOLIN” CREATED IN 1924
Postcard,
Edi Rama sends holiday greetings with a nude photograph
On page 6
Topi: They are obsessed with me, I am nobody’s appendage
VISIT TO DURRËS
On page 3
Court: 1.6 years in prison and a fine for Paro Laçi
THE DECISION
Court:
1.6 years in prison and a fine for
Paro Laçi
On page 14
Fatos Kongoli: Tirana insulted me, while Prishtina did not
THE FIRST NOVEL
Fatos Kongoli:
Tirana insulted me,
while Prishtina did not
On pages 20-21
Doctors perform operations without washing their hands, 50 fines at QSUT
HOSPITAL INFECTIONS
On page 11
