INTERVIEW/ THE HEAD OF THE BLUE UNITS: THE POLICE ARE IN CHAOS, I ASKED FOR THE JOB MYSELF Artan Didi: What “my police” will be like The new structure, the deputy director’s post in the regions disappears, and the “Eagles” are also dissolved. The Minister of the Interior, Tahiri: Traffic in the capital, a separate police station By AURORA KOROMANI The time has come to deal with police reform, with the police of the “Tanzimat” era, when the police only collected fines. The new head of the State Police, Artan Didi, wanted to describe his return to the helm of the State Police in this way. Contacted by “Gazeta Shqiptare”, Didi explained the police’s objectives, the changes that will affect the force, as well as the reason why he decided to return to this long-refused post. What will your objectives be as head of the State Police? The objectives for police actions and police service will be such that the police are close to the community, in defense of the fundamental rights and freedoms of society, close to society, because it seems as though there is chaos, it will be a police of partners and will cooperate with civil society. We will have a new model of police, which will enforce the law itself; only by being a police force that knows the law and enforces it itself will it be a police ... Continues on pages 8-9

Opinion of the Day The phrase used as the title of this commentary, widely circulated in the country, is used in those cases when one thing should be talked about, but something else is said. By AHMET SHQARRI The Birdie, the Birdie to Baghdad! Continues on page 19

Opinion of the Day Sport in Albania is not experiencing its best days and the crisis has naturally engulfed it too, perhaps the only form of entertainment, which... By VIRON BEZHANI For a united sport Continues on page 18

The collector’s wife: Gjergji at Rama’s office asked for a museum (In the photo): Icons, which were seized in the latest operation by the Tirana Police. Former Minister of Culture, Teodor Laço Interview/ Esmeralda Thimo: My husband has opened 6 exhibitions, he did not steal the icons, he bought them. Police arrest another collector, suspected of trafficking My husband is known by everyone as a collector and not as a trafficker. If he were a trafficker, we would not be in this situation.” This is what Esmeralda Thimo, Gjergji’s wife, the collector who was arrested three days ago by the police, said. In an interview with “Gazeta Shqiptare”, she tells the whole story... On pages 6-7

“PS-LSI, HEADED FOR MERGER IN 1” On pages 4-5

ALBERT QARRI: I WAS ELECTED UNANIMOUSLY On page 14

“I HAVE ICONS TOO, DON’T INVESTIGATE ME”

CIVIL SERVICE Rama: Consensus with the opposition. Basha: Withdraw the normative act On page 3

ELECTIONS OSCE, June 23 report: “News 24”, balanced TV On page 2

THE INCIDENT IN KRUJË He won the property lawsuit, explosive sent to the lawyer’s office On page 15

THE HEAD OF THE PRISON IS DISMISSED, RUGORINA IS IN CHARGE He killed two and injured five, gets leave with a false medical report On page 12