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Koha Jonë

E Martë 26 Janar 1999

After the crime, the politicians

The Minister of Order reconfirms: There are no indications of MPs’ and politicians’ support After the crime, the politicians When will the General Prosecutor’s Office begin Operation “Clean Hands” in Albania as well? page 3 MPs, crime and justice When they are asked, even MPs or ministers from the parties after Asdreni and Nordhimi, it is difficult, in all the explanations of the Albanian police, to define it: we are dealing with compromised politicians. These conclusions are also confirmed by the Minister of Order himself. Here is what is reflected in his statement: that two-thirds of the country are covered with unexplained murders, that crime operates wearing both uniforms and civilian clothes, that in this country the “Clean Hands” operation has still not begun to bring powerful people before justice. These claims sound forceful. But the Minister of Order himself made them with the calm of a bureaucrat, through a few lines of explanation. It is easier to say that a group of MPs are involved with criminal groups than to name them. It is easier to admit that crime has penetrated even uniformed sectors, but not to give specific names. All that remains is that these statements, presented to the public for the first time, lead to the conclusion that if crime is so widespread, and when the state does not set in motion the mechanisms to strike it, then we are dealing with something else. And it is no longer simply a police problem. If these are only allusions, then proof is needed. If they are true, then names are needed. Albania cannot continue to live with this double state, where criminals are anonymous while political responsibility remains untouchable. This is the essence of what citizens expect: not general statements, but justice. EDI LESI
Edi Lesi Shqipëri

Late-breaking news: Two killed in the middle of the city

Late-breaking news: Two killed in the middle of the city VLORE - Two killed and one injured in the early evening hours in the city of Vlorë. One of the victims is the general director of the prefecture police, Sokol Koci. The other victim is his brother, Artan Koci. As has been learned, the incident took place in the “Pavarësia” neighborhood because of a sudden quarrel. The police have launched a search for the perpetrators of this murder.
Sokol Koci Artan Koci Vlorë Pavarësia

Majko meets with Jozefina Topalli

Prime Minister Majko declared to “Koha Jonë” that last night a delegation from the women’s forum of the Democratic Party, led by Jozefina Topalli, asked for a meeting. “It was accompanied by a representative of the Democratic League of Women and by the political secretary of the district. Topalli asked me to intervene to release several women and girls who had been taken in by the police in downtown areas. I immediately ordered the director of the Tirana police to go to the police stations to verify the names of those arrested. At 7:00 p.m. their release was decided,” he said. The Prime Minister said he has been informed that several individuals and even some PD leaders were armed. “What is happening with us and the armed gangs are two different things. The citizens of Tirana are asking for calm. We have acted according to the law and everyone who breaks the law will face justice.” Continuing his statement, Majko said that “the Democratic Party is using the protest to cover up another political agenda.”
Majko Jozefina Topalli Tiranë