INTERVIEW / THE ACADEMIC FROM KOSOVO: ENEMY OF THE KLA, HE CALLED HIM A TOOL 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 boot. He called for NATO bombings to stop” By FATMIRA NIKOLLI A few days ago, Kosovo’s Mandela Adem Demaçi faced harsh criticism after his statement that Ibrahim Rugova was not a hero. “Rugova did not die for the nation and never had the strength to change the heroes...” Demaçi, who spent 28 years of his life in Serbian prisons, would say. His statement sparked debate in Kosovo, since part of the public opinion (such as Mark Krasniqi) considers him the architect of Independence. For “Gazeta Shqiptare”, prof. Rexhep Qosja gives his opinion on Rugova, Demaçi and Krasniqi, but also on what happened during the war and in freedom, in the fourth part of his interview. Among other things, he also dwells on his memories in Rambouillet. These days, professor, we have had the chance to read writings, both supportive and attacking, about the distinguished political activist Adem Demaçi, after a statement he had made about the latest elections in Kosovo, in the context of... Continues on pages 18-19

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ACCOUNT / Merita: Politics benefits, so the police do not intervene INTERVIEW (In the photo:) Merita B., 42 years old, the woman from Lazarat recounting her story for “GSH”. The hashish in Lazarat. Prison 325 in Tirana The 42-year-old woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for cultivation: My husband is ill, I did it out of necessity. I am with the Socialist Party, 26 people were sentenced, only me in a cell By KLODIANA LALA Completely calm on the outside, but deeply remorseful and with tears in her eyes. That is how Merita B., 42, the woman from Lazarat, appears, seeming to carry on her shoulders the heavy weight of responsibility... On page 3

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