SP: They are in the Government. DP: Also in Parliament The left and the right accuse each other of the presence of former Sigurimi agents in politics Tritan Shehu and Taulant Balla open up “the layers of the pie”: There are many in parliament. If they are exposed, the government and the parliamentary leadership fall. They demand the opening of the files and removal from politics

POGRADEC ► Page 7 Police Chief: “I have not met the girl who accuses me”

ARRESTS ► Page 9 Albania-Italy, handcuffs for the drug river, here are the names

Democratic MP Tritan Shehu says that in the 140-member Parliament there are former collaborators of the State Security, while ruling out their presence in the government. Regarding Berisha’s photo with Enver Hoxha’s family, he says that as an excellent doctor Sali Berisha was needed by everyone. ■■■ TIRANA JAKIN MARENA The former deputy prime minister and Albanian foreign minister during the first PD government, Democratic MP Tritan Shehu, in an interview for the newspaper “Shqiptarja.com”, has said that in the 140-member Parliament there are former collaborators of the State Security. But on the other hand he has denied that there are such people in the government. Moreover, he emphasized the fact that the PD passed a lustration law at the end of 1995, which the PS in... ► Continues on pages 2-3

In the photo: Prime Minister Sali Berisha with PD MP Tritan Shehu

Editorial BY ANILA BASHA Eda and Megi’s March 8 One morning in the newsroom of shqiptarja.com, Eda arrived. She was a woman who had suffered abuse. She was seeking media protection from her husband, who was putting pressure on her even though there was a court ruling in her favor. A ruling that meant her husband could not approach her home closer than 300 meters. But even though there was such a decision, he confronts her every day. Every day she leaves, even abandoning the job she can barely keep, as a waitress, and goes to the police stations and precincts to report him. No one can help her. It is somewhat coincidental that Eda reached us on March 7. Tomorrow is Tuesday (today). I ask her if she feels this day. Not that she doesn’t know, but she tells me: What troubles do I have, and you tell me about March 8...!! Well then, today is March 8. It is the day of the jackals. A few days ago I saw the wife of a minister hosting old actresses all through March. Today we will see the speaker of parliament meeting with some women for March 8. Today we will also see women’s associations that have come up with the slogan “celebration or protest,” also for March 8. There is no point in dwelling on any such mentioned case. March 8, Women’s Day, is the day of all Albanian women. But more than that, it is the day of Megi, the girl... ► Continues on page 11

THE PARTY IN NIGHTCLUBS VIP women in the capital’s nightclubs. Dancers taking off their clothes and endless reservations. Here are the venues ■■■ TIRANA ESMERALA KETA Women’s Day in Tirana this March 8 will also come with erotic colors. The nightclubs in the capital are ready for a crazy party with only women, full of surprises, where erotic dances will not be missing, men who... ► Page 11

REPORT ► Page 10 Blind students: Teacher used violence in class for three years

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