Former head of the inspectorate, Florenc Hoxha, and his subordinates in court 500 illegal constructions Prosecutor’s Office: charges against 28 officials Former employees of the Municipal Construction Inspectorate are brought to court from the time when it was led by Lulzim Basha. They are accused of “abuse of office”; they allowed structures without permits By KLODIANA LALA Florenc Hoxha, former head of the Local Urban Construction Inspectorate, and his 28 subordinates will face justice in 2016, as they are accused of having allowed a boom of illegal construction in the capital. After more than a year of investigations, the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office indicted the former officials. Hoxha and the inspectors on charges of abuse of office. The prosecutor’s file states that these abuses took place during the period July 2012–December 2013. The inspectors, the file emphasizes, allowed approximately 500 constructions to be erected Continued on page 6

Opinion of the Day By KIÇO BLUSHI Highly esteemed Mr. Prime Minister, Edi Rama! I am the unknown peasant from Taksirati who is sending you this open letter. I know that, ... Continued on page 20 Open letter to the Prime Minister

Opinion of the Day By ENTON ABILEKAJ The judicial reform will be approved in the spring. It was the American ambassador who rushed to announce this news, and not without purpose. The reform is expected to bring ... Continued on page 21 Will politicians be jailed in 2016?

5 MONTHS AFTER APPROVAL / Head of the “Persecuted”: I am angry (In the photo:) Head of the Institute for the Integration of Politically Persecuted People, Bilal Kola The approval of the law on “opening the Sigurimi files” caused a stir when it was passed in Parliament. The head of the Institute: The Authority must be established By OLA MITRE The process of opening the files of the former State Security is vital to the Continued on page 9

Which documents are missing from the files Third list For the persecuted, the names of the heirs who will receive the first installment On pages 14-16

“The judicial reform will be crowned with success” On page 2

• Dossier / The “secret” report of the first secretary of Mirdita on the revolt On pages 12-13

COMMENT By MENTOR KIKIA On pages 20-21

MEETING IN JERUSALEM On page 4

JUSTICE On page 3

PROJECT AND KRISPO[?] On pages 18-19

THE MESSAGE OF “ÇAJUPI” AND “RAQI QIRINXHIU” On page 8

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