“Anti-KÇK” package / The head of government: confiscate criminals’ property The law allows environmental wiretapping without the prosecutor’s permission, raising suspicions of duplicating investigative work. Special structure, unlimited access to phones and the internet (In the photo) Prime Minister Edi Rama, during yesterday’s meeting to present the government’s priorities On pages 2-3

Opinion of the Day Over the past decades in Albania, being part of the middle class meant having the guarantee of living in a comfortable home, leading a comfortable life and ... By KLODIAN MUÇO The middle class is being wiped out, the inequality that kills economic growth Continued on page 20

Opinion of the Day During 2018, 38 thousand Albanians decided to emigrate beyond the country’s borders. Earlier, in the years 2011-2017, 330 thousand of us left in a hurry. In eight ... By FATOS ÇOÇOLI More roads and young people leaving Continued on page 21

Chairman of the Democratic Party On page 5

The President: Politics is holding the country hostage Shehi: A call for protests? It takes the opposition’s place. Threatening phone calls, Ted Blushi at the prosecutor’s office By VALENTINA MADANI President Ilir Meta, at a time when he announced that starting Monday he would come forward with a concrete plan for the referendum, yesterday afternoon received the Council of Albanian Ambassadors at the Presidency. Meta informed the members of ... On page 4

Suspicion over the incident On page 8

Investigations show the beautician on “Myslym Shyri” recruited the girls, and how much the clients paid Hermes Nikaj’s testimony: I only introduced them, the girls went willingly TIRANË- One day after the “Volut turn” operation (Your turn), which uncovered a group involved in prostitution in the capital, in which 28-year-old Hermes Nikaj (known as “Zogu i Tiranës”) was also arrested, police have uncovered the prostitution scheme. Sources close to the investigative team said yesterday to “Gazeta Shqiptare” that Tirana police had documented, through wiretaps and surveillance, the activity of this prostitution network for the past 9 months. According to these sources, the beautician at “Myslym Shyri” recruited ... On page 9

By REZARTA DELISULA On page 13

Deadline On page 11

The government: new system On page 10

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