“The police beat us with whips and electroshock” INTERVIEW / TODAY PROTEST AGAINST VIOLENCE, FOUR OFFICERS SUSPENDED • Maringlen Demaj: They used paralyzing devices. Sevin Serjani: I was looking for my sister, and I ended up at the police station • The prime minister reacts to those dismissed, Berisha: Violence against protesters, the true face of Rama By AURORA KOROMANI “They hit us with rubber batons and neuro-paralyzing devices.” This is how Mariglen Demaj, one of the protesters detained during Saturday’s protest on the embassies street in the capital, describes it. In a testimony for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, Demaj ... Continued on pages 2-3 (In the photo:) Mariglen Demaj, Ardit Mekshiqi, Sevin Serjani. The signs of violence used by the police against the protesters

“Those who do not attend the meeting will have other procedures” State-appointed administrator: Each of the victims receives a fixed percentage While the Tirana Court has officially started the bankruptcy proceedings for the pyramid scheme company “Sude”, only 40 creditors took part in the meeting on 18 March, where the remaining assets and the way they will be divided were reported on. In an interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, By LORENC RABETA Mimoza Çibuku, appointed to manage the consequences of this company’s bankruptcy, explains that on 19 May this year the second meeting with creditors will also be held. According to the administrator, the process of dividing the money left by the company “Sude” will also include creditors who were informed late about the start of the bankruptcy proceedings. While emphasizing that the pyramid company still holds a considerable amount of money, Çibuku explains... On page 6 Maksude Kadëna

Dossier by Fatos VELIU / Archives Facsimile of the telegram that the Minister of the Interior, Mehmet Shehu, sends to the Minister of Foreign Affairs FRANCE, TO ALBANIA IN '49: HOW ARE YOU TREATING THE GREEK EMIGRANTS On pages 10-11

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI The propaganda of the dictatorship era portrayed the rich, capitalists, bourgeoisie, exploiters of the working people as caricatures,... The effects of the power’s overweight Continued on page 18

Opinion of the Day By Prof. Dr. ALI REFATLARI Reforming higher medical education is a necessity, which stems both from the principles and from the general rules of continuous reform... Reform as a vision of the future Continued on page 19

Interview Peter Stano: Albania knows how to deal with the challenges of integration On page 7

The husband speaks The suicide victim’s letter is revealed: Leaving work, you ruined me On page 12

Event in Kukës Explosion in a military area, Defense and police with 2 versions On page 14

Matura Foreign language compulsory, French exam paper comes out On page 8