FIVE COUSINS AND TWO WORKERS LOSE THEIR LIVES IN THE SHAFTS, THE MESSAGES OF POLITICS The father of the two dead boys: I didn’t know they were going there, they were collecting scrap metal for bread. The state should close the shafts. The Hamolli family’s door is shut; three children from the same family are gone (In the photo): Xhevit Hamolli, father of Ardjani and Sazani. Three of the victims: Sazan Hamolli, Ledio Hamolli, Edison Hamolli On pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day By BEN ANDONI Chemical weapons, a dilemma of servility! The only thing that has brought together many of the reasonable voices in this country today is the refusal to receive weapons or chemical substances ... Continues on page 21

Mark Pritchard “Daily Mail” publishes the scandal English MP accused of dirty dealings in Albania Mark Pritchard was lured into a trap by a journalist posing as a businessman By LORENC RABETA A British Conservative MP is facing accusations in England amid suspicions that he is using ties with Albanian politics for business deals. According to “MailOnline”, the website of the British “Daily Mail”,... On page 14

Prime Minister Edi Rama: We were not elected to please the opposition The PD chairman: Rally on Monday in front of the Prime Minister’s Office, they have killed our democracy The chairman of the Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha, denounced yesterday on “Opinion” the buying of votes in Korça, while warning that the Socialist majority is preparing a system for stealing votes in the upcoming elections as well. In front of a panel of journalists, Mr. Basha announced the start of the strongest protest on Monday at 14:00, from the PD headquarters toward the Prime Minister’s Office, to stop the violation of Albanians’ votes. Mr. Basha today in Parliament was distributing “money” and what we see in the TV report are the banknotes distributed by the PD... We did not distribute them. We sent them to you by e-mail. Don’t you wish this success, Mr. Rama, as it is on the banknotes? He doesn’t stand a chance, but that is a decision that is not mine to make. A part was mentioned about the theft in Korça, but you did not speak about the decline of the PD... On page 14

USA, ARVIZU: WE NEED TO FIND AN EFFECTIVE WAY On pages 5-10

INTERVIEW WITH THE FORMER DEPUTY MINISTER On page 17

CV OF THE SELECTED ONE On page 8

UNION On page 11

SITUATION IN VLORA On page 16

515 MILLION LEK STOLEN On page 11