Government officials have stolen 550 tenders

The Supreme State Audit Institution uncovers 88.6 billion lek stolen from public procurement on page 11

A conversation after the murder

Visar ZHITI A conversation after the murder with the poet Din Mehmeti on pages 18–19

Protest for the vote ignites

Again today at Skënderbej Square, at 12:00 Prime Minister Meta, acting like a tough guy in front of the cameras, lowers the shutters and takes cover in his office. Then he orders Sokol Bizhga over the radio, “break the protesters’ bones” Again today at Skënderbej Square, at 12:00 Protest for the vote ignites Prime Minister Meta, acting like a tough guy in front of the cameras, lowers the shutters and takes cover in his office. Then he orders Sokol Bizhga over the radio, “break the protesters’ bones” The pointing their weapons at the protesters

Berisha: The manipulators will be punished

on page 3

There Are No Two Messages About October 1

By Astrit PATOZI The Council of Europe lashed out yesterday at the October 1 elections in Albania, highlighting some of the most serious problems that tainted them and made them unacceptable to all Albanians. The statement by the Congress of the Council of Europe’s Local Authorities contained not a single positive word about the elections on page 5

PD Calls for Investigation into Tenders, ‘92–‘99

Gjana: PS Seeks to Conceal Its Own Corruption on page 6

Police Provoke Incident Outside PD Headquarters

At around 19:30, two police vans stopped in “Ali Pasha” Square, opposite PD headquarters, and forcibly seized several protesters. The other protesters, angered, blocked the road, and after a scuffle the police were forced to release those arrested Police officers in the vans had taken up combat positions, pointing their weapons at the protesters on page 2

The police officers in the vans had taken up combat positions, pointing their weapons at the protesters

Year X of publication No. (2687) SUNDAY, 12 NOVEMBER 2000 Price: 20 lek (250 drachmas) ADDRESS: Near the DP headquarters Tel.: 2323 55 and 2323 57 Tel&Fax: 2303 29 Account No.: 5092/116 - BKT No. 1, Tirana Internet address: www.rilindjademokratike.com and E-mail: gazetard@albanianonline.net Editor-in-Chief Astrit PATOZI

break the protesters’ bones”

USD 1 Million to Flood Vlora

on page 10

RENEA Executes Fatmir Haka

on page 9

Congratulations

The editorial staff of “RD” congratulates its journalist Ilir Hoxha on his marriage today to Juli Prifti, a journalist with “Republika.”

Notice

The “Dhjetor 90” group, commemorating the 26th month since Azem Hajdari’s assassination, is organizing a one-hour protest in front of the Prime Minister’s Office on Sunday, 12.11.2000, from 11:00 to 12:00. The gathering will begin at 10:30 at the memorial where the Hero of Democracy and of Albanian political pluralism fell.

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