LETTER/ THE CHIEF OF COMMISSARIAT NO. 1: WE DIDN’T FIND HIM, THE DOOR WASN’T OPENED The request to escort him by force to the committee, the former prime minister says: I was in the office, not at home. The CEZ investigation, 4 hours of debate with Balla (In the photo) Former Prime Minister Berisha, yesterday in committee. The letter from the chief of Commissariat No. 1, Elton Alushi On page 6

Opinion of the Day By ARBEN KARAPICI The Foreign Ministers of the NATO member states faced a packed agenda as they met in Brussels for the final meeting of the year.... Continues on page 21 Atlantic defense, these days

Opinion of the Day By BLENDI FEVZIU For good or for bad? That is the first question that comes to mind when looking at the result of the elections in Macedonia and the mandates... Continues on page 20 Macedonia, for “good” or for “bad”?

Clash with constitutional rights, Head of Civil Status: We are enforcing the law INTERVIEW! Director General of Civil Status, Bledar Doracaj They have no right because of “decriminalization” The decision: thousands of prisoners will not vote in the 2017 elections Clash with constitutional rights, Head of Civil Status, Doracaj: We are enforcing the law By DARINA TANUSHI Thousands of convicts are expected to be barred from the elections of 18 June 2017. “Gazeta Shqiptare” reveals today that, because of the provisions of the decriminalization law, approved some time ago by parliament, ... On pages 2-3

MESSAGES/ Former Archive director at the Ministry of Interior: Those persecuted who lived in Lushnje know them well! Kristaq Pleqi: When did you become a historian too. Kastriot Dervishi: A devoted persecutor Kastriot Dervishi, the former director of the Archive at the Ministry of Interior, published yesterday an “exchange” of messages with one of the former employees of the State Security. Dervishi says that in his email inbox he had found a message from Kristaq Pleqi, a former devoted operative of the infamous Security. “So now that you have joined the ranks of historians, is there anyone left who has not become one?” Pleqi writes to him. Dervishi on “Facebook”. However, the historian’s response was not long in coming. “Dear God, I have not been a Security operative nor recruited by them. Nor a party member. There is no greater pleasure than not being part of filth that, besides being parasites and persecutors, know no other work to do,” Dervishi replied to Pleqi. Dervishi published the photo of the messages... On page 17

COMPETITION/APPLICATION DEADLINE: 16 DECEMBER Teachers for Albania MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SPORT EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, THE LIST OF THE 347 FIRST-STAGE WINNERS IN TIRANA COUNTY On page 7

FULL LIST On page 4

FOREIGN PARTNERS On page 5

THE DECISION On page 7

TRIPLE MURDER On page 12