STRASBOURG SUSPENDS OWNERS’ CLAIMS: COMPENSATION WITH THE NEW SCHEME Council of Europe: “Ok” to the new law STRASBOURG SUSPENDS OWNERS’ CLAIMS: COMPENSATION WITH THE NEW SCHEME “PROPERTIES ARE ‘FROZEN’” Council of Europe: “Ok” to the new law Owners who have complaints about the land restitution process must go through all 3 levels of the judiciary from the beginning. The State Attorney and the Property Restitution and Compensation Agency: the Committee of Ministers assessed us positively By ORNELA MANJANI The Committee of Ministers for Human Rights in the Council of Europe said “Yes” to the property law. The law approved on 5 December 2015, “On the treatment of property and the completion of the property compensation process,” which has been contested by former owners, fulfills the recommendations of the European Court of Human Rights for a definitive resolution of the property issue. The approval of the property law by the Committee of Ministers for Human Rights in the Council of Europe proves the fact that the law was drafted in pe- Continues on page 6

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Opinion of the Day By BUJAR VANI The protest of 8 December, organized by the largest opposition party, culminated in the “neutralization” of the bunker at the Ministry of the Interior, ... The Bunker Kept Out of Favor Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day By XHEVAT MUSTAFA It falls to us to feel and express gratitude with heartfelt conviction that our international friends, first and foremost the USA and the Western countries, ... A Request for International Friends Continues on page 21

5 ARRESTED / BOZDO AND NDREGJONI UNDER INVESTIGATION On pages 2, 4

ASSASSINATION / Elton Imeri: I suspect it has to do with my brother, not with my job INTERVIEW (In photo:) Military Police officer, Elton Imeri. The car in which the 34-year-old was traveling Account from the hospital: The Chief of Staff also visited me. They implicated my brother in a robbery, but he is not guilty. They also attacked him By XHENSILA KODRA I was alone in the car. When the explosion happened, I managed to get out of it and walked a few meters on one leg. Then a van driver helped me who ... On page 9

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THE “WAR” IN LAZARAT On page 8

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THE COMPLAINT On page 10

SHKODER / THE ABUSED WOMAN SPEAKS On page 16

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