INTERVIEW/ THE ACADEMIC FROM KOSOVO: ENEMY OF THE KLA, HE CALLED HIM AN ARM OF SERBIA “Traitor, he gave gifts to Milošević” “28 years in prison, Adem Demaçi is the Albanian Mandela. Ibrahim Rugova was used to keep Kosovo under Serbia’s heel. He called for the NATO bombing to be stopped”

1,100 APPLICANTS, HOW THE FUND IS DIVIDED PROPERTY COMPENSATION, THE NAMES OF THE 50 FAMILIES THAT WILL SHARE 3 MILLION USD On page 7

APPEAL IN “GSH” Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Negotiations for the release of 3 Albanians in Yemen On page 9

Opinion of the Day Albanian diplomacy is in an liberating process of reforms in content, visions and in its struc- tures. This is also emphasized in the program... Continues on page 20

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Opinion of the Day I have never understood why, under the dependence of all sorts of ministries, as in the whole world, we should also have a special ministry for culture. Continues on page 21 By KIÇO BLUSHI Why do we need a Ministry of Culture?

FULL LAW Amnesty, 250 convicts leave their cells, 1,000 with sentence reductions On page 2

STORY/ Merita: Politics benefits, therefore the police do not intervene The 42-year-old, sentenced to 3 years in prison for cultivation: My husband is ill, I did it out of necessity. I am with the PS, 26 people were sentenced, only I am in a cell “The ‘secrets’ of Lazarat, the woman from prison: I tell the story of the hashish business INTERVIEW (In photo): Merita B., 42 years old, the woman from Lazarat recounting for “GSH”. Hashish in Lazarat. Prison 325 in Tirana The 42-year-old, sentenced to 3 years in prison for cultivation: My husband is ill, I did it out of necessity. I am with the PS, 26 people were sentenced, only I am in a cell By KLODIANA LALA Completely calm on the outside, but deeply repentant and with tears in her eyes. That is how Merita B., 42 years old, the woman from Lazarat, appears, who seems to be carrying the heavy burden of responsibility on her shoulders... On page 3

By FATMIRA NIKOLLI A few days ago, Kosovo’s Man- dela Adem Demaçi was faced with heavy criticism, after his statement that Ibra- him Rugova was not a hero. “Rugova did not die for the nation and never had the strength to change heroes anywhere?” Demaçi would say, who spent 28 years of his life in Serbian prisons. His statement sparked debate in Kosovo, because a part of public opinion (such as Mark Krasniqi) considers him the architect of Independence. For “Gazeta Shqiptare”, a view on Rugova, Demaçi and Krasniqi, but also many things during the war and in freedom, is given by prof. Rexhep Qosja, in the fourth part of his interview. He also dwells, among other things, on his memories in Rambouillet. These days, professor, we had the oportunity to read articles, both supportive, and attacking, about the prominent political activist, Adem Demaçi, after a statement that he had given about the recent elections in Kosovo and, within the... Continues on pages 18-19

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