OPERATION / THE CONVICTED MAN THREATENED HIM WITH “SKYPE” FROM PRISON Prosecutors’ file / The man convicted of the murder of Denis Gina, Genc Ferhati, asked the café owner for the shares in a ‘video’ call: You will work for us until you die By KLODIANA LALA Genc Ferhati, sentenced to 25 years in prison for the targeted killing of Denis Gina and Median Shehu in June 1999, is described by the Serious Crimes Prosecution as the leader of a criminal group that extorted businessmen. The operation codenamed “Burgu Skype” has brought four people before the handcuffs, including Pajtim Serjani, a close acquaintance of Emiljano Shullazi, with both surviving two armed assassination attempts on 5 January 2014. Two others have been declared wanted. According to the prosecution, the group had targeted Continued on page 7

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