Handcuffs at the ready for Çeka and Koçi

Mirdita Prosecutor’s Office gets drawn into the score-settling game between the Haklajs and Majko on page 4

Nano expelled from the PS

The former Socialist Party leader cannot set foot in his party’s headquarters on page 5

Who incited the conflict between Albanians and KFOR

EDITORIAL By Edi PALOKA Recent events in Kosovo, specifically in Mitrovica, risk having wholly negative consequences for relations between the Albanians of Kosovo and the International Community. Of course, the division of Mitrovica into two parts is completely unacceptable; there is no question that Albanians must return to their homes. But an extreme reaction against KFOR forces and the incitement of conflicts are not the solution to this problem—quite the opposite. Let us never forget that it was precisely NATO’s intervention that brought freedom to Kosovo and drove Millosheviç’s army and paramilitaries out of Kosovo. on page 3

Berisha sends condolences to the mayors of Izmir and Istanbul

“14 Shtatori” with its doors closed Berisha sends condolences to the mayors of Izmir and Istanbul Yesterday, Democratic Party chairman Sali Berisha sent messages of condolence to the mayor of Izmir, A. Prishtina, and the mayor of Istanbul, A. Gurduna. In these messages, Mr Berisha expressed his condolences to the mayors and to the families of the thousands of Turkish citizens or citizens of Albanian origin who lost their lives in the powerful earthquake that struck these two cities, and wished a speedy recovery to the injured. on page 4

The contrast between Rubin’s two reactions

By Astrit PATOZI State Department spokesman James Rubin categorically denied all the accusations of involvement in corruption by the presidents of Bosnia, published the previous day in an article in the renowned American newspaper “The New York Times.” The senior U.S. diplomatic official asked the newspaper to retract the article, which implicated important figures in Bosnia-Herzegovina, making it clear that everything said about them in the press runs counter to the views of the U.S. Government and the information it possesses. on page 5

Fatmir Haklaj in serious condition

The wounded former police commissioner of Tropoja, Fatmir Haklaj, is in serious condition. Yesterday, a group of doctors asked the Prosecutor General’s Office to transfer him to Tirana Military Hospital for more specialized treatment. According to the medical commission that assessed the health of defendant Haklaj at the prison hospital, his condition has worsened. Taking the medical commission’s request into consideration, on Friday the Prosecutor General’s Office decided to transfer the defendant and patient Haklaj to Tirana Military Hospital for more comprehensive treatment. Haklaj was wounded in Tropoja on August 4 of this year. on page 5

The destabilization of the country begins with the prosecutor’s office

By Jozefina TOPALLI on page 2

The government is protecting Azem Hajdari’s killers

Today, 339 days since the murder of the December Leader Every day that passes since the murder of Azem Hajdari, the symbol of democracy and pluralism, proves the involvement of Fatos Nano’s government and its successors in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world. The government of the former communists, which leaves the criminals who took the life of the December Leader free and [?] accompanied, shows Albanians that they were and are on the side of the murderers, who have names and surnames, but are not apprehended by those in power. Democrats and all Albanians who loved and honored Azem Hajdari can never tolerate this guilt. The government must either arrest the criminals and bring them to justice, or publicly declare that it itself committed the murder of Azem Hajdari.

Our debate — the DP before the Assembly

Here is what needs to be improved in the statute By Xhevdet MEHMETI on page 7