WORKING GROUP OF 3 MINISTRIES, PENSIONERS AND DISABLED PEOPLE BENEFIT 3,000 and 2,000 lekë are being distributed. Public administration staff will be rewarded if they have achieved their goals. Families receiving social assistance also benefit (In photo:) Illustrative photo On page 9

CHECK-UP OF DOCTORS AND PHARMACISTS On page 11

Today’s Opinion There were thousands of Albanians who turned to the U.S. Ambassador in Tirana, Donald Lu, in a direct communication… By MENTOR KIKIA Our fatal flaw! Now we trust only foreigners Continues on page 20

Today’s Opinion Thirty years ago, on 12 December 1985, with unmatched courage and bravery, the Popa family sought political asylum, secretly entering… By KIÇO BLUSHI About the Popa family and the “PD courier policeman” Continues on page 21

“In ’94 they received veteran status of the LANÇ” The head of government in Shkodër: This news was very surprising to me “In ’94 they received veteran status of the LANÇ” Rama: Apologies for decorating the butchers, Saliu gave them pensions The head of government in Shkodër: This news was very surprising to me Prime Minister Edi Rama chose Shkodër yesterday to publicly apologize for the decoration by the Ministry of Defence of the persecutor of At Zef Pllumi, considering this act an “unintentional mistake”. It was “Gazeta Shqiptare” that exclusively published in its issue of 29 November the news and the full list... On page 7

OPINION By ROLAND KETA On page 20

WARNING On page 2

MAJLIND LAZIMI On page 10

The man detained by police on 8 December: They told us “what will happen there, you will do it too” Xhuljano recounts for “GSH”: They pushed me to throw stones. The whole bus got money The man detained by police on 8 December: They told us “what will happen there, you will do it too” The protester: They gave me 10,000 old lekë Xhuljano recounts for “GSH”: They pushed me to throw stones. The whole bus got money By XHENSILA KODRA I was pushed to throw stones in the opposition protest. I received a ridiculous amount of 10,000 old lekë. I got the money as soon as I arrived in Tirana. It was an entire busload that was given money.” This is what 16-year-old Xhuljano Ç. says, who was detained by police after the incidents that took place during the 8 December protest organized by the opposition. According to the police, the young man from Durrës was one of the people who had thrown stones in front of the Prime Minister’s Office. In an interview for “Gazeta Shqiptare”, the young man explains that this fact is more than true, but denies having been present during all moments of the protest. Xhuljano, you are one of the people detained for the 8 December protest organized by the opposition. Where were you arrested and what... INTERVIEW On page 5

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