The case of the 400,000 dollars of “ZP”. Witness questioning continues “The Bank cannot find Arsditi’s 1.6 million dollars, let alone the contract for the purchase of the printing press of “ZP”,” says Namik Dokle, the only person who knows the whole story “The Bank cannot find Arsditi’s 1.6 million dollars, let alone the contract for the purchase of the printing press of “ZP” Says Namik Dokle, the only person who knows the whole story The testimony of the former chief editor of “ZP”, Namik Dokle, now deputy chairman of the PS, appears to have been crucial in explaining the entire event known as “the case of the 400,000 dollars of “ZP”.” The chairman of the socialist parliamentary group himself, in his capacity as witness in this case, stated that “I am the only one who knows the full truth.” For this reason, he had to testify for more than an hour straight at the Court of First Instance in the capital, for the first time, recounting the full chronology of the much-discussed case. page 2

Mazowiecki meets PD, PAD and PBDNJ Zogaj: PD has no chance of winning Mazowiecki meets PD, PAD and PBDNJ “I believe that PD will win” Zogaj: PD has no chance of winning

Human Rights Watch /Helsinki writes to President Berisha p.6

PS, PSD, PAD write to the Council of Europe. Martinez replies Martinez: Personally, I will take your objections into consideration It is expected that soon a group of experts from the Council of Europe will come to Albania to make direct contact with the Albanian opposition. Otherwise, a group of opposition representatives will “head” to Strasbourg, where, with a hefty file of documents, it will prove to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe the failure to fulfill the commitments Albania made at the moment of its admission to the Council of Europe. page 3

Mazowiecki meets the chief editor of “Koha Jonë” Frangaj: The PD government is making the opposition’s victory possible Mazowiecki meets the chief editor of “Koha Jonë” Is Albania at risk of returning to communism Frangaj: The PD government is making the opposition’s victory possible page 4

The newcomers in Bathore have been without electricity for 20 days The people from the northeast who occupied the capital’s outskirts are experiencing the state’s “energy embargo” The people from the northeast who occupied the capital’s outskirts are experiencing the state’s “energy embargo” From the peaceful protests of Bathore residents Photo: F. SULA[?] The energy “embargo” imposed on newcomers in the capital’s outskirts such as Bathore and Tirana e Re, simply because they are “foreigners,” seems likely to affect these residents, while the Electricity-Energy Corporation cannot make any investment in these “clandestine” villages because there is no government plan for creating infrastructure in these areas. page 5

PD seeks to exploit anti-communism; it has lost many voters The vast majority of those who lead us today are former communists PD seeks to exploit anti-communism, it has lost many voters The vast majority of those who lead us today are former communists Interview with Mr. Petrit Kalakulla, chairman of the PDD p.7