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Koha Jonë

E Mërkurë 12 Maj 1999

Unrest being prepared Police: We will crush it

Unrest being prepared Police: We will crush it In Lazarat the national road has been blocked for 2 days P. 17 The destabilization is spreading! The public gang, this “thorn” of Azem Hajdari that holds up the government, after such crises seems only to go further by exceeding government demands! To show just how much things have become turbulent, in a national office, 24 hours after the latest event, it appears that a destabilizing plan and a clear strategy have been produced to turn the country back into chaos. Unclear outlines are still visible, but it is nevertheless becoming clear that the country is currently being played with through stability more than through the government. In any case, to stir anarchy it is also necessary for the institutions to take a leading and primary role. Perhaps for the general public “they” are actors, perhaps people with names and posts in the administration, perhaps individuals with links abroad and in the country and visibly at least with certain police forces. It seems that in this climate, after a burst of celebration and a breakdown of order, people have begun to understand what is being played out over their heads. At least in public and in institutional circles there is open talk of criminal groups linked to politics and traffickers, there is talk of networks that finance tension, block roads and set up scenarios to create fear and confusion. In this heated atmosphere is Lazarat too. For 2 consecutive days the national road there has been blocked, hindering free movement and challenging the state in an area with heavy symbolism. Police forces have been sent to the scene and from the Ministry of Order has come the clear warning: destabilization will not be allowed, and any attempt to incite unrest will be crushed. This is the sentence that stands out most, because in itself it contains not only a warning, but also the admission that such a scenario exists. It is not the first time that blockades, harsh protests and the movements of armed groups have coincided with moments of political tension. On the contrary, it seems that from time to time, cyclically, part of the actors of violence are brought on stage to test the state and produce public effects. If this is true, then the scale of the problem goes beyond a local protest. It touches the very nerve of national security and the relationship between politics, crime and public order. P. 17 Shot in Lazarat
Azem Hajdari Lazarat

Masked men shoot at deputy’s car. The Ministry smiles under its breath

Shot at in Lazarat The summer holidaymaker of deputy Sefen Çipa, from heavily armed masked men known for their rowdy nature, is enjoying their behavior. A burst of gunfire left the windows of his car shattered as he passed along the road that connects the village with the commune center. Although, according to residents, the place was under police control, the perpetrators left unidentified and without leaving traces. From sources close to the deputy it is learned that he was not injured, but the incident caused shock in the area. Residents speak of a tense climate and of a strange freedom of action for armed groups. Whether it was a warning or a failed assassination attempt remains unclear, but the political message of the attack seems strong. On the other hand, the official reaction has been lukewarm. The Ministry of Order, instead of giving convincing explanations or showing a clear plan to control the area, has been perceived as uninterested. This has further fueled suspicions that the situation is being allowed to deteriorate or, in the worst case, is being used for political purposes. On the contrary, the deputy on the spot and even other deputies, the country has ... they murmured under their breath that responsibility in Lazarat and in the country may have been with the outside. On the contrary, it is thought that the country has turned into Albania, the stabilization of Albania, the anchoring.
Sefen Çipa Lazarat Shqipëri

War in the north, 40 soldiers killed

Our army’s anti-aircraft guns shoot down the Serbian “MIG” in Tropojë A “MIG” of the Yugoslav army entered to bomb the areas where the UÇK operates in the north, but it fell victim to our army’s anti-aircraft fire or entered our airspace. After that, real war broke out, from which even the number of dead is said to be over 40 and more than 50 people have been wounded P. 4
Tropojë Veri

A NATO ship “rests” in Vlorë. The captain protests: They did not even ask us P. 7 Sobiës’s “tavern”, NATO is not deceived. The signal of the bombings continues P. 9 The Commission of Order and SHIK, Koçi does not appear before Oçekë P. 4 Police are displeased with criminal groups. The Prosecution erases the evidence in Vangjalnire P. 15 Sport: Novog/azeqi are frightened, they are afraid to come to Tirana P. 22
Koçi Vlorën Tiranë