14/08/1998
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Rilindja Demokratike

14 August 1998

The Serbs enter Tropojë, the officials are on vacation

Milošević's army bombs Albania. War and blood at the northern border. The Padesh border post is occupied for several hours The Serbs enter Tropojë, the officials are on vacation

The Tirana government is making a deal with Begraj

The Tirana government is making a deal with Begraj The chairman of the Democratic Party, Tritan Shehu, stated that the government in Tirana continues to behave like a branch of the Serbian government. According to him, it is continuing to force capable officers out of their posts and replacing them with people loyal to Begraj and Belgrade. Dr. Shehu said that the Albanian government and SHIK have taken it upon themselves to provoke incidents of this kind in order to hide their irresponsibility toward Kosovo. The chairman of the Democratic Party said that yesterday's events are a clear Serbian aggression against our country and that the Albanian government has not only failed to react, but has also tried to conceal the situation. He stressed that the government in Tirana is making deals with Belgrade at the expense of national interests. ON PAGE 4

Smuggling is not stopping

The Democratic Party says the mission of Cees is being called into question ON PAGE 3

OSCE in Korçë “tests” Babos's dismissal

The chairman of the Democratic Party, Fredi Olli, and the head of the Democratic chancellery are accused of being bought off OSCE in Korçë “tests” Babos's dismissal The representatives of the opposition and local government would agree to resolve legal issues in order to enable the violation of free power by obedient officials ON PAGE 3

Nano's SHIK, a state within the state

Parliamentarians have accepted with indifference that, through this law, fundamental freedoms and rights of citizens are violated Nano's SHIK, a state within the state From the newspaper (JONA) Compared with the laws regulating the activity of this service in other European countries, the delegation defined in the new law completely lacks parliamentary oversight. The new law provides for an extremely broad scope of SHIK's activity, granting it powers that go beyond intelligence functions and turn it into an uncontrolled structure. According to critics, this creates the conditions for the service to be used for political purposes and to infringe upon citizens' rights. ON PAGE 8

This government has killed people's hopes

This government has killed people's hopes MP Lufter Xhuveli, economically ruined by the indulgence of the majority government, sells himself as a professional in Italy ON PAGE 2

Këlcizi: the government treats us like an enterprise of the Party of Labour

As chairman of the National Association of the Persecuted, he has requested intervention with a petition to the council of Tirana officials . He informs the district council that the National Association of the Persecuted, based in Tirana, and its assets are being seriously violated by the law on the appointment commission. Këlcizi says that unlawful interference is being made in its activities and that there is an attempt to turn the association into an instrument under government control. According to him, the Interior Minister and local leaders are putting pressure on the association's local branches. ON PAGE 2

Vora: we support the motion against Fatos Nano

Grassroots socialists support the drowned Saliu against the leadership of the Socialist Party ON PAGE 3

Apostoli misuses road funds

The government abuses the funds disbursed from the local budget ON PAGE 5

The chief police officer rotates, while criminals kill

Security chiefs are replaced, while crime takes hold The chief police officer rotates, while criminals kill Security chiefs are replaced, while criminals kill ON PAGE 4

Shkodra has only one hour of electricity a day

The city of Migjeni this summer: “a little light, brother” The city of Migjeni this summer “a little light, brother” ON PAGE 4