Hundreds of Ministry of Interior police officers and SHIK officers surround the Constitutional Court. The police use violence against its chairman, Rustem Gjata Gjimnshi’s decisions and Ceka’s orders are destroying the rule of law in Albania The US threatens in Tirana: Yugoslavia will answer for actions that call into question its existence as a state Talbott: unconditional dialogue, or a tripartite consequence for Belgrade "Belgrade must enter into sincere, open, long-term negotiations in order to find a solution for Kosovo’s autonomy" ON PAGE 3 The Union for Democracy welcomes the US position against Milošević regarding Kosovo Nano against expanded autonomy for Kosovo Berisha: "Nano has lied to Klev. Milošević and will bring down the parallel power in Kosovo and does not pretend to seek expanded autonomy for Kosovo" ON PAGE 3 Constitutional Court surrounded by police. Violence, Gjata is stopped by the guards at its entrance

The Union for Democracy welcomes the US position against Milošević regarding Kosovo Berisha: “Nano has lied to Klev. Milošević and will not recognize the parallel power in Kosovo and does not pre-tend to seek expanded autonomy for Kosovo” ON PAGE 3

Cassation: It is violating the independence of justice. Kekokat meets with Mediani and Gjinushi A solution for the institution and for the legal issues concerning the accusations against the chairman against the judges ON PAGE 3

The governing coalition is trying by every means to take under control not only justice, but also the media. Today it is becoming clear what this political class represents. After giving an interpretation today of Article 131 of the Constitution, according to which the President of the Republic has no right to make new appointments to the Constitutional Court, the chairman of the Constitutional Court, Kristaq Traja, found himself facing strong police pressure. Police, politically ordered by the leaders of the Ministry of Interior, intervened brutally in the premises of the Constitutional Court, preventing the institution from functioning normally. In this climate of tension, the authorities seem determined to subjugate every independent institution. [text in the column is partly unreadable in the image and continues with dense OCR paragraphs of uncertain reading]

Other jurists outside the justice system The Prosecutor’s Office again threatens judges ON PAGE 4 Terrorist act in the middle of the city Grenade explosion in Vlorë ON PAGE 4 On the 21st day of the hunger strike, TEFA was attacked with weapons Today, AKK-PD for Arapi ON PAGE 5

Police violence over local government The mayor of Ksamil commune is detained ON PAGE 4 Typhoid and dysentery queue up at the Infectious Diseases ward A bad summer for Albanians A severe plague epidemic ON PAGE 6