French writer takes refuge in the French Embassy
Cizia Zyke had been arrested together with his wife by the Albanian police
He was accused of trafficking in icons and spinach
No alarm from the Albanian authorities
Cizia Zyke had been arrested together with his wife by the Albanian police
French writer takes refuge in the French Embassy
He was accused of trafficking in icons and spinach
No alarm from the Albanian authorities
TIRANA/French writer of Albanian origin Cizia Zyke, author of several successful novels, took refuge in the French Embassy in Tirana two days ago, after being accused of espionage by the Albanian authorities. A member of his family confirmed this news to AFP. The spokesperson for the French Ministry in Tirana.” “We will look together at the situation and the reasons that compelled him to come to the Embassy,” the spokesperson said. According to Mr. San Assevedo, who describes himself as a friend of the writer and is in the south of France, Mr. Zyke was finishing a feature film in Albania when he was arrested in Durrës for espi- under house arrest at the family of his wife, J. Bleta. Informing the newspaper “Koha Jonë” yesterday of Zyke’s presence at the Embassy,
... billions of ... before [?] ...? French in Tirana two years The spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed “that Mr. Zyke is on the premises of the French Embassy in Tirana two years Embassy in Tirana”. when he was arrested in Durrës for espionage and trafficking in icons together with his Albanian wife. For two weeks he had been under house arrest at his wife J. Bleta’s family home. Taking advantage of the several hours’ leave available to him while under house arrest, Zyke and Bleta sought refuge in the French Embassy and did not return home. The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Wednesday that there was no evidence to substantiate the accusations against Zyke. The French Embassy in Tirana informed Embassy and said it had no particular position other than the one expressed by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Detainee Cizia Zyke with his friend Ismail Kadare