COMPENSATION/ ASSOCIATIONS: THE AIM IS TO REDUCE THE BILL USING 1945 PRICES OWNERS: NO TO THE LAW “They are asking us to give away our lands” “Property with justice” opposes the government’s draft for the return of property. Myrshit Vorpsi: The state owes us 10,000 hectares of urban land, but has compensated only 10 hectares Edi Rama’s left-wing government presented in mid-July a new formula for solving the property issue, which has been dragged out for two decades after the fall of the communist regime in Albania. But the new bill has been met with anger by the community of former owners in Albania. Myrshit Vorpsi, secretary general of the association “Property and Justice”, told BIRN that the government bill shifts the financial burden onto the owners and does not fulfill the constitutional obligation to return property. “Owners are being asked to give up their properties at the ridiculous prices of 1945. This is unacceptable... On page 11

DOSSIER/ The secret Intelligence document of 14.4.1978 for Ramiz Alia The head of the Third Directorate’s information: Mahmut Bakalli, in a private conversation, said that the hero is Kosovar and should be buried in Kosovo State Security reports: Kosovars did not want Hasan Prishtina to be buried in Kukës (In photo:) Facsimile of the document from the director of the Third Directorate, Mehmet Çapa, for the leadership. “House of Leaves” of Intelligence The head of the Third Directorate’s information: Mahmut Bakalli, in a private conversation, said that the hero is Kosovar and should be buried in Kosovo By IV KALOÇI For the first time, the cables and the official correspondence of the highest leaders of the communist regime, such as Hysni Kapo, are being made public... On pages 20-21

TEACHER: I TOLD HER “COME WATER THE FLOWERS” FATHER OF 6 CHILDREN ADMITS: I HAD SEX TWICE WITH MY UNDERAGE STUDENT On page 10

PS DEPUTY: BASHA IS TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK BAD Arben Ndoka: I have served a sentence for a crime I did not commit On page 6

Opinion of the Day Opinion of the Day It is not known whether Margaret Thatcher, the great British prime minister, was among the first, if not the first, to “invent”... Continues on page 25 By SILVI BAKIRI “Izm”-s in Albanian politics

“Çulini, I appreciate it, but here you are wrong” Mihal Luarasi: No Albanian drama at the National Theatre, unforgivable On pages 22-23

PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE Heroin to Greece, 74 years in prison for 6 defendants On page 2

THE MAYOR Veliaj gathers the councillors, here are the names of the 4 deputy mayors On page 4

AKKP ARCHIVE Owners in Shkodër, the names and the problems with the documents On pages 12-14

PATIENT IN A CELL The sick man in prison, the mother: Take him to the hospital, I want answers On page 9

“EVERY DAY WE APPLAUD MEDIOCRITY, HOW SAD” “EVERY DAY WE APPLAUD MEDIOCRITY, HOW SAD” Mariza Ikonomi: Being sexy is art, not twisting Supplement

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