WORKING GROUP FROM 3 MINISTRIES, PENSIONERS AND THE DISABLED BENEFIT Amounts of 3,000 and 2,000 lek are being distributed. The administration will reward those who have met the targets. Families receiving social assistance also benefit (In photo:) Illustrative photo On page 9

OPINION By ROLAND KETA On page 20

Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day There were thousands of Albanians who turned directly to the U.S. ambassador in Tirana, Donald Lu, in a live communication... By MENTOR KIKIA Our fatal flaw! Now we trust foreigners only Continues on page 20

Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day 30 years ago, on 12 December 1985, with unmatched courage and bravery, the Popa family sought political asylum, sneaking in... By KIÇO BLUSHI About the Popa family and the “PD courier policeman” Continues on page 21

WARNING On page 2

“In ’94 they received the status of veterans of the LANÇ” The head of government in Shkodër: This news was very surprising for 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 a “mistake without intention.” It was “Gazeta Shqiptare” which exclusively published in its 29 November issue the news and the full list... On page 7

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 tells “GSH”: They pushed me to throw the stone. The whole bus got money I was pushed to throw stones at the opposition protest. I received a ridiculous sum of 10,000 old lek. I got the money as soon as I arrived in Tirana. It was an entire busload who were given money.” This is how 16-year-old Xhuljano Ç. speaks, who was detained by police after the incidents that occurred during the protest of 8 December, organized by the opposition. According to the police, the young man from Durrës was one of those who threw stones in front of the Prime Minister’s Office. In an interview with “Gazeta Shqiptare”, the young man explains that this fact was more than true, but denies having been present as far as the bunker. Xhuljano, you are one of the people detained for the 8 December protest, organized by the opposition. Where were you arrested and what... By XHENSILA KODRA INTERVIEW On page 5

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