REPLY / THE HISTORIAN: PËRMET IS AN ACT OF REBELLION THAT UNDERMINES SOVEREIGNTY KRISTO FRASHERI “Janullatos, usurper archbishop” Response to the head of the Orthodox Church: No, the Gospel was not thrown into the trash. He supports hajdari-like actions, the priests do not respect the courts By Prof. Dr. KRISTO FRASHËRI After the article published in “Gazeta Shqiptare” on 26 August 2013 about the events at the Church of St. Mary of the Bazaar in Përmet, I decided not to deal any further with the Archbishop of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, A. Janullatos. It seemed to me that I had exhausted what I had to say in the critical articles published over the last three years. But I was wrong! His Eminence continued to attack with his slanderous style, which people usually use as a weapon when they have no honest means of defending themselves. On 9 September 2013, Prof. Dr. Anastas Janullatos, the usurper archbishop of the KOASh, published his third apology in “Gazeta Shqiptare”, in which he tries to defend his mistaken stance regarding the event that took place in Përmet on 16 August 2013 involving the city’s House of Culture. The event that occurred on 16 August in Përmet is now known both inside and outside Albania. That day, the Enforcement Office of the Përmet sub-prefecture carried out the decision... Continues on pages 12-13

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The reconstruction will not affect Kristaq Rama’s bas-relief “Prime Minister’s Office surrounded”, Artan Lame: Marble floor, it will be restored as in 1940 Prime Minister Edi Rama inspecting the premises of the Prime Minister’s Office. (Right) The Prime Minister’s Office surrounded by works. Kristaq Rama’s bas-relief On pages 4-5 Prime Minister Edi Rama inspecting the premises of the Prime Minister’s Office. (Right) The Prime Minister’s Office surrounded by works. Kristaq Rama’s bas-relief

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