Meetings of the Democratic Party leadership: The police should not carry out political orders, but only enforce the laws Gjana at the head of the Election Commission on page 2

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Nano, Meta, Gjinushi, Hajdaraga, Ruçi, Malaj, orgy in front of the cameras The head of the PS arrives in the city of Laç drunk, stumbling and insulting the city’s residents Fatos Nano “plastered,” provokes the people of Laç on page 3

30 MPs appeal to the USA, EU and OSCE on page 4

By Sami NEZA Over the last three years, the violation of human rights and freedoms has been one of the most fundamental problems in Albania. During this period, which spans left-wing rule in the country, political killings, beatings, state-sponsored psychological violence, and the suppression and repression of the independent and opposition press have been constant. on page 5

By Bardhyl LONDO When the great writer Ismail Kadare was nominated for the Nobel Prize and had made it to the final round, a letter from Albania arrived at the Stockholm Academy on page 5

Berat—Police in masks detain the journalist and cameraman for several hours and confiscate their videotape on page 7

Nano turns on his own people after sobering up from the drinking in Lezhë and Laç on page 2

Yesterday, the “RD” newspaper office received many reactions to the insults that the newspaper “Albania” is attempting to direct at our newspaper’s daily appeal to find the killers of Azem Hajdari. For two consecutive days, the director of this newspaper, Ylli Rakipi, has been trying to mockingly imitate the daily notice published by the newspaper “Rilindja Demokratike” about the killing of opposition leader Azem Hajdari by the Albanian government on September 12, 1998. Mr. Rakipi, repeatedly misused by all of Albania’s secret services, is now trying to discredit this appeal by insulting our colleague Agron Bala, who was physically attacked a few days after the murder of Azem Hajdari. His attempt to discredit this appeal follows his use by Fatos Klosi to divert the investigation away from the trail concerning the killers of Azem Hajdari. The “RD” newspaper office urges outraged citizens to remain calm and avoid the dangerous provocations that SHIK is attempting to carry out against the efforts of the Albanian opposition to find the killers of Azem Hajdari and all those who perpetrate and instigate political violence in Albania.