Berisha: “Albanians will vote to break away from evil”

The Democratic leader talks about the DP’s electoral platform and political developments in the country on page 3

Government: another 240 million for Rama’s campaign

Albanian taxpayers’ money placed by Meta at the disposal of Misër Këllira’s campaign on page 2

The Meta family’s crime confirmed

The victims’ relatives speak about the crime of the Mafia couple. What is happening in Zall-Dajt The Prime Minister’s wife takes “RD” to court Meta’s wife featured in a special report on pages 6–7 Here is what the victims’ relatives say: “Monika, Ilir’s wife, used to come to the construction site by car” “Rules are not observed here. The Meta company’s construction site in the village of Zall-Dajt (photo above). The exploitation tunnel, where the two villagers died. The most basic rules are not observed here. Workers work here without helmets. As for the main road, we are not talking about the van or the small car, but when a large vehicle carrying around fifty people or more passes, there is an explosion; no guard comes out, and they do not put up a sign. Tomorrow, a rock could kill the people in the vehicle. The workers are employed off the books.”

The Prime Minister’s wife takes “RD” to court

Meta’s wife like Enver’s wife like Enver’s wife Since yesterday, the newspaper RD has been facing criminal prosecution by the Albanian state, following an order issued through the left-wing media by Monika Kryemadhi, the wife of Albania’s Prime Minister. According to her statement, she has also chosen the investigator for this trial on page 2

The government protects Azem’s killers

Today, 695 days since the December leader’s murder 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 that of his successor in the crime that shook the entire Albanian world. The governments of the former communists, which leave free and untroubled the criminals who took the life of the December Leader, show Albanians that they have been and remain on the side of the murderers, who have names and identities but are not touched by those in power. Democrats and all Albanians who loved and honored Azem Hajdari cannot tolerate this fact any longer. The government must either capture the criminals and bring them to justice, or publicly declare that it itself committed the murder of Azem Hajdari.

Year IX of publication No. (2604) SUNDAY, 6 AUGUST 2000 Price: 20 lekë (250 drachmas) ADDRESS: Near the DP headquarters Tel.: 323 55 and 323 57 Tel&Fax: 303 29 Account No.: 5092/116 - BKT No. 1, Tirana Internet address: www.rilindjademokratike.com and E-mail: gazetard@alb aniaonline.net Editor-in-Chief Astrit PATOZI Deputy Editors-in-Chief Sami NEZA, Shemsi PEPOSHI

I, the mayor, confess

Bardhyl Londo I, the mayor, confess on page 5

The pain of the imprisoned poet

Visar Zhiti The pain of the imprisoned poet on pages 12–13

Notice

We inform all the Chairpersons, Vice-Chairpersons and Secretaries of the branches of the Democratic Party in the districts, as well as the chairpersons of municipalities and communes nominated by the Democratic Party, that a national meeting will be held at 11:00 on Sunday at the DP headquarters. The Chairperson of the DP, Prof. Dr. Sali Berisha, will attend the meeting.