The case of the 400,000 dollars belonging to “Zëri i Popullit” The former editor-in-chief of ZP taken into custody The case of the 400,000 dollars belonging to “Zëri i Popullit” Xhixha Also in Tirana Prison The former editor-in-chief of ZP taken into custody He had been under house arrest and, at around 14:30, was taken by force by Brisku forces, the former editor-in-chief of “ZP,” P. Xhixha, who, as is known, has been accused of “abuse of office” in connection with the newspaper’s printing house and its 400,000 dollars. Before this action against Xhixha, the current editor-in-chief, Thoma Gëllçi, was also “locked up in Tirana” on the same charge. Later, yesterday, the Deputy Chairman of the PS and chairman of the PS parliamentary group, Namik Dokle, was also summoned to the prosecutor’s office; he was the first to be accused in connection with the 400,000 dollars of “ZP.” This entire wave of questioning, testimony and arrests has created a precedent in the form of genuine terror against the newspaper “ZP” and its journalists and, moreover, against the PS. And yet, there is an unusual calm in PS circles, despite the fact that today the PS issued a public statement regarding these problems. Namik Dokle in the Prosecutor’s Office’s handcuffs

—“The investigation into this case is a filthy political game” page 2

Pëllumbi: We will call on the people to defend democracy... Kurt Kola: It is not true that I threatened the socialists page 3

The number of police officers handing in their weapons reaches 85 No individual or state institution has yet met with the protesters page 4

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After the mass escape To be tried by the new head of the Tirana Court After the mass escape 7 Escapees to Go on Trial To be tried by the new head of the Tirana Court The sensational escape is once again before the Tirana Court. This time, the true protagonists of the mysterious incident at the beginning of this year will be tried. Seven of the 20 escaped prisoners will take their places in the courtroom. [The trial concerns] 13 former Tirana prison police officers who enabled this escape. This time, the trial will no longer be presided over, as before, by a military tribunal. The trial of this case has been entrusted to the head of the Tirana Court, Mr. Qazim Gjonaj. For the new head, this will be his first case since he was appointed to the position. The date set for the start of this case is the last Saturday of this month. The trial will take place on the 27th at 09:00. In addition to the seven escapees, a former officer of special unit number 88 will also be on trial; he is accused of smuggling in saw blades and pliers, tools that played the role of Archimedes’ lever in this whole story. A.P