21/04/1995
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Koha Jonë

21 April 1995

33 years in prison sought for the great escape

-The night of 15 January is being clarified - the verdict against 13 former employees of Tirana Prison today Yesterday at the Tirana Court page 2

Stop incidents that could lead to bloodshed

-We are determined to take part in lawful activities at any cost and whatever the price -Statement by the Socialist parliamentary group Yesterday in Parliament page 3

Leader of Kurdish clandestine migrants arrested

Detained by Interpol while transporting 11 clandestine migrants from the Divjakë coast In recent days, the leader of the Kurdish refugee-smuggling route Turkey-Bulgaria-Macedonia-Durrës-Italy, Xhavit Habiti, who had long been pursued, was detained by Interpol while transporting 11 Kurdish refugees who had departed from Divjakë in a motorboat. The arrest of their leader was coordinated mainly by the Kurdish clandestine refugees who remained here, a disorientation that is further evidence of the fact that the transportation of Kurdish refugees is not spontaneous migration, but an organized and well-directed traffic operation run by certain circles that make illegal profits from this transportation. A good number of families, including many women and children, have already paid the fee (and now, following the arrest of the organizers of the trafficking, it is not known where their money has ended up). In the exhausted state they are in, they are finding it difficult to adapt. Thus dozens of families risk being left housed in various neighborhoods, especially at the beach, and if no one comes to take them, they will become the “newest residents” of the city of Durrës. Thus Durrës will have one more problem, in addition to those created by the influxes of people from the northeast. M.SH

Signatures collected for E. Hoxha’s successor

- In protest against the arrest Signatures are being collected secretly against the arrest of Ilir Hoxha. They are a group of members of the communist cause who this time have come out in support of the dictator Hoxha’s heir. Placed under house arrest three days ago on the charge of inciting conflict and hatred between nationalities and races in an interview in a newspaper, Ilir Hoxha has now also provoked a reaction from his father’s communist loyalists. T.A., from the city of Korçë, is the initiator of the signature collection. According to a reliable source, starting one day after the news of the arrest was announced, T.A., supported by several other people, approached like-minded people to express their protest by adding their signatures against the arrest. The number of signatures is still unknown, as is whether this is an initiative by individuals associated with T.A., who is known as an underground member of the outlawed Communist Party. The person in question claims secrecy and was one of the visitors to E. Hoxha’s grave on 11 April. GËZIM ASHIMI

Milan and Ajax in the grand Vienna final

Champions League Milan Ajax in the grand Vienna final page 14