The Orthodox Archbishop: Kristo Frasheri, insults and baseless accusations “The prime minister condemned the scenes of atheist persecution. The Church has not 25 m2, but 6186 m2 with documents” “They attack me Greek and Albanian nationalists. The 1929 status enslaved the Church to state power” ANASTAS JANULLATOS “The truth of the Përmet incident” • “The prime minister condemned the scenes of atheist persecution. The Church has not 25 m2, but 6186 m2 with documents” • “They attack me Greek and Albanian nationalists. The 1929 status enslaved the Church to state power” EXCLUSIVE By ANASTAS JANULLATOS Clergymen were beaten, icons were removed, the Gospel was thrown into the trash - we saw scenes of atheist persecution.” With these words Archbishop Janullatos summarizes the Përmet incident, which caused tension between the police forces and the authorities Continues on pages 4-5 (In photo:) The Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Albania, Anastas Janullatos. During the incident in Përmet. The well-known historian, Kristo Frashëri

The convertible “Benz” explodes while driving; revenge suspected The 40-year-old is suspected of murder in 1999. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison The convertible “Benz” explodes while driving; revenge suspected Explosive planted on car, family injured The 40-year-old is suspected of murder in 1999. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison By KLODIANA LALA An explosive attack has been used against a person convicted of murder. A large quantity of explosive material was placed in Petrit Marku’s car and detonated yesterday afternoon, leaving the 40-year-old man and his Dutch girlfriend seriously injured. Marku’s sister and his 2-year-old nephew, who were sitting in the back of the car, miraculously escaped the shocking blast. The preliminary investigation shows that the explosive was On page 7

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Today’s Opinion By DRITAN HILA The opening of the new legislature of Parliament on 9 September marks the end of the Albanian transition. Rama, Meta, Basha are figures who, in the distant year ‘91, were ... Continues on page 20

Today’s Opinion By SHABAN MURATI A Russian-British diplomatic incident, which was provoked in a manner neither diplomatic nor ethical by the host, darkened the climate of the G-20 summit in ... Continues on page 21

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