A live televised debate is being demanded “The Government’s lawsuit is unlawful” A live televised debate is being demanded Brozi defeats Berisha in a duel “The Government’s lawsuit is unlawful” A request by Brozi ended up yesterday at midday on the desk of the President of the Constitutional Court, Mr. Rustem Gjata, in the former office of Enver Hoxha, at the well-known headquarters building of the Central Committee of the Party of Labour of Albania. In this request, Mr. Brozi, through legal arguments, rejects the Government’s lawsuit against him, submitted to the Constitutional Court four days earlier, and asks it to declare the case outside its jurisdiction. Yesterday, an Amnesty International representative based in London appeared urgently in the premises of the Albanian court of third instance, while on that same day, addressed to the President of the Republic, dig. Mr. Brozi invites the number 1, 2 and 3 figures of Albania to a televised duel. Today the appointment of the rapporteur in the Constitutional Court case is expected page 2

Brozi’s deputy, Avni Shehu, is being projected “Nano must continue to remain in prison”! This is the message sent by political power through the struggle it is waging against the judicial power and, specifically, the Court of Cassation. At the same time, political power is showing itself to be “sincere” by also revealing who in fact was the “policeman” who escorted Nano to his prison cell. A strange scheme has been devised to prevent Nano’s release. First, a campaign against the President of the Court of Cassation, Mr. Brozi. By putting forward numerous pretexts of violations of the law and the constitution, the aim is clearly a parliamentary vote against Brozi, this time not to strip him of immunity and issue the arrest warrant as before, but to dismiss him from the post of President of the Court of Cassation. Indeed, from sources within the authorities who do not wish to be identified, Brozi’s replacement has also been found. According to the source, it will be Avni Shehu, now vice-president of the Court and Brozi’s “televised” opponent. This is a “perfect” solution for the authorities as a guarantee for closing the door on Nano. Shehu was also the president of the trial panel at third instance that heard the Nano case. On the other hand, the scheme continues with the “handcuffing” of Nano’s case file in the Court of Appeal. As a rule, the file should have gone to the Court of Cassation on 21 August, one month after the hearing of this case in the Court of Appeal, but it continues to be held up in Appeal and is not being released by its president, Prel Martini. The reasons? They are not hard to understand. The file will be released only after the President of the Court of Cassation is no longer Mr. Brozi, but Avni Shehu!?... Thus, the scheme is fully carried out. Nano will continue to be “fattened” in the Bënça cell. M.L.

On the eve of the National Assembly The parliamentary group could block parliament On the eve of the National Assembly Purges are being prepared in the PD leadership The parliamentary group could block parliament The PD’s “small” leadership has been working for 20 days on the lists of candidates to be presented to the National Assembly for membership in the National Council and the PD leadership. So far, the names of Eduart Selami, Ceni Ruli, Merita Zaloshnja, Azem Hajdari, Rexhep Uka, etc. are missing. page 3

The Hunting Hotel in Lezhë “occupied” by the Government The main entrance of the tourist hotel on Ishull Lezhë It will now be surrounded by soldiers only for the leaders page 4

PS confirms participation in the electoral law discussion Meta: He seeks to destabilize the coming Parliament PS confirms participation in the electoral law discussion Berisha is certain of PS’s victory Meta: He seeks to destabilize the coming Parliament page 3

SHKODËR - For the third time, journalist Gjergj Zefi, chairman of the PAD assembly, has been detained by law enforcement forces. The event took place yesterday at around 12:30 noon, according to eyewitnesses. Two people got out of a car and, without any special authorization, told him they would escort him to the police station. According to them, Zefi was wanted because there was an open case against him, filed by Bujar Hoxha in connection with an article published in the newspaper “Lajmëtari” about 2 years earlier. The persons who escorted him to the police station claim that Zefi had been summoned and had not appeared at the Tirana prosecutor’s office, while journalist Gjergj Zefi says that no summons had reached him. This case is identical to the one from four months earlier, when again in the city of Shkodër Gjergj Zefu was taken by force and held for about four hours at the Shkodër police station. J.SH