Promotion to chief of staff at the notorious institution and then as director. The joy when he was summoned by Nishani to the presidency and the dismissal just as he was about to go on holiday with his children EXCLUSIVE/ The second part of Majlinda Keta’s interview about the former head of SHISH Page 9

CUSTOMS OFFICER’S TESTIMONY “The police traffic in clandestine migrants” Officer Urim Gjata’s account: the gathering takes place in Bozhigrad ■■■ TIRANE The former customs officer makes accusations according to which people in power linked to smugglers are trying to kill him. Urim Gjata has once again had the corruption charge in customs dropped, and says that if the state guarantees his life, then he... Pages 6-7 Urim Gjata with Prime Minister Sali Berisha

PAJTIM BELLO: Energy sector in financial crisis, production fell Lower energy consumption, a reflection of the crisis in local business Page 5

In the second part of the exclusive interview for “Shqiptarja.com”, Majlinda Keta recounts the moments when her brother was appointed chief of staff at SHISH and then director, as well as the shocking moments when his dismissal was signed and decreed, on the day he was due to go on holiday with his two sons ■■■ TIRANE Fernanda Cenko “Not a single Albanian life was lost or disappeared from work under the responsibility of the security professionals led by my brother, not a single freedom or ... [continues on page 2-3]

EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS Here are the three female couriers, they tried to take 8 kg of heroin to Italy The sisters and their cousin were caught in Durrës, the drugs were hidden in the vehicle Page 4

Blog/ One Thousand Whys? BY SUELA GERA Where can I find peace?! One of these days, a cousin of mine came from Italy to stay for a while with my family in Tiranë. With the 6-month-old little girl in her arms, suitcases in hand and tired from a journey of over 24 hours (my cousin lives in northern Italy and travels by train and ferry with her boyfriend), she appeared at the house gate like a madwoman. 08:00. A long journey, and a bit of the high temperatures, had left the little one unable to rest. I freed up a room for them and, after giving her a bath, put her to sleep. 09:00. Ema (the little girl) wakes up upset. The noise of a cement mixer had disturbed her sleep. Some workers were building the second floor of a house not far from mine. 10:00. Some neighborhood children (actually only one is from the neighborhood, but where the other ten come from to gather there, I still haven’t figured out) were playing football in the alley and shouting at the top of their lungs: No, you’re cheating, you kicked the ball wrong, but there was no goal... My mother-in-law came out to politely tell them: Please do not shout because I have my little granddaughter asleep. And the reply was: Is this your street? Did your father make it for you?! We’re not playing inside the yard!... [continues on page 6]

Union Page 11 Teachers should be profiled, programs should be reviewed

Opposition

Rehousing of the asylum RELOCATION OF THE ASYLUM Page 10 Elderly people in rented houses: Among the water when it rains

Prime Minister’s Office page: There are two dialects LINGUISTS REACT Page 21

Pages 13-20 RILINDASI SPRING OF DEMOCRACY The diary and exclusive photos of the 1991 hunger strike Pjetër Logoreci’s testimony about the national strike. Where are the engravings that the Louvre donated to Albania. RILINDASI SPRING OF DEMOCRACY

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