The minister’s maternal uncle’s son, Arben Kokomani, director of Rinas Customs, and Teuta Poçi, head of Rinas Customs; Ylli Spaho, a close friend of Poçi, director of the airport; the cousins Sokoli Cela, director of the Korçë Police, and Fadilja Kërpaçi, chief of the Kavajë police station, etc. The minister, taking advantage of the good reputation he built in the first months of work, has appointed his own people, relatives and friends to key posts at all the points where smuggling takes place

An exultation transformed into the final word of criminality that was promoted under the name of a man who had high popularity in public opinion. Now, with his name, it has become a lesson. Anyone, rightly outraged, can ask: how has Minister of Success Spartak Poçi degenerated so freely with his own name? Being diligent, hardworking and a minister who creates jobs with over 100 hires, his name has become known, if not yet in the political circles, then in public opinion. In reality, a name had only just begun to rise in public, but in parallel with the success of law enforcement there was a gap in the absurd command structure of the State Police. Instead of reforming the leadership of the State Police on the basis of merit, on the contrary, the State Police were infiltrated without criteria by relatives and close friends of Minister Poçi. Turning the public order institution into family property. In the Vlora district, the head of criminal police, one of the most successful in the fight against gangs, was dismissed with the minister’s signature. According to close sources, after the return from duty of officer Ludovik Ndoji, following the release of Frikson by order of the minister’s closest relative, Ilir Spartak Poçi, accused, and Spartak Poçi, who for about a year has kept Qafë gjëja, the son-in-law resisted in the bloodline along with the minister. One thing stands out about police success: is it achieved through sacrifice for oneself, under commands, or through sentiment? Ludovik Ndoji, or the gains of the uniform battalion? Lately, the family ties are once again being revived, turning the country into infrastructure? Every vacant job and every sector is asked for and then taken up by the next minister. These appointments are made without criteria, some of them linked by social, friendly or kinship ties to the minister, violating all the standards of a modern state in the most blatant way, which has damaged order and with the consequences this structure has today. If this degradation is not stopped, there is no doubt that public order will turn into a family neighborhood.

page 2 Poçi’s Ithaca By Alfred Peza The road to the policing profession in Albania is like Odysseus’ sea voyage to Ithaca. After returning from the Trojan War, after ten years at sea, after the search by his son Tako, after his return from Luiza, a nine-year stretch of fears and encounters with the beasts of crime and on the roads of post-Spartak Poçi, the accusations against his posts over nearly 10 years of Odysseus find him, one must resist with all one’s mind and keep him honestly alive. One of the successful distinctions from successful knowledge comes from sincere honors. In allegedly untenable sites, temptations to be dishonest. Unproven, moral issues. The turn toward honesty, or harsh violations. But Spartak Poçi came out among the worlds, accused? and is abusing his post! Or since last year. A chief in the police, from the beginning and the long start of undertakings. With this, many allegations go around and are spoken of. Has someone been taken on in Kavajë? has an official been taken in the neighborhood, thrown in? or does he keep close to him a part of the socialists. (continued on page 3)

Tirana, 25.04.2000 ALBANIAN FOOTBALL STATEMENT TIRANA. After the match played on 23.04.2000 between our team and the team "Teuta" in Durrës, the main referee of this match, Mr. Albert Karriqi, did not award a clear penalty in favor of our team. Given that the referee was officiating poorly and would not even bother to respond, following an unjust decision, our club was forced to declare that the referee of this match had no authority whatsoever to represent us in the serious conduct of a championship football match. FOR THE BOARD OF THE FOOTBALL CLUB "PARTIZANI" SECRETARY NEFTALI BAJKO PRESIDENT ALBERT XHANI

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