ADELINA TARAJ: THE LAST HOURS OF MY HUSBAND
The liaison official’s wife recounts the moments before the tragic event. Gëzim Taraj was on duty on the day of the incident. Former military officers: Suicide, perhaps due to pressure over the loss of information
INTERVIEW/ The wife of the guardian of state secrets at the Ministry of Defence
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In an interview with Shqiptarja.com, the wife of the soldier Gëzim Taraj, who was found dead with a bullet in his head at the Ministry of Defence, provided information about the nature and condition of her husband in the final days. Adelina Taraj said that he had shown no signs of depression or problems and that everything had happened completely unexpectedly. TIRANE HAJON HASANI Adelina Taraj is the wife of the soldier who was found dead in his office on 28 November at the Ministry of Defence. Gëzim Taraj, the 49-year-old... continues on pages 2-3
Former Socialist: Gazidede, “Honorary Citizen” of Dibra
The chief adviser of the Socialist Party speaks out. Brother: The leftists were not against it
VOTE FOR THE FORMER HEAD OF SHIK
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For a handful of votes
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BY AFRIM KRASNIQI For a handful of votes With the taste of the celebrations of the Flag and Independence still not yet faded, Albanian politics returned to its identity... continues on page 22
Neritan Tabaku: I am the scapegoat
The Durrës judge explains his repeated absence from the KLD meeting
EXCLUSIVE/ INTERVIEW
TIRANE ARTUR KORRIKU The judge of Durrës, Neri-tan Tabaku, did not testify again yesterday at the KLD meeting, which gave him one more week’s deadline... Page 7 Neritan Tabaku
Our King’s bone-licker
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BY FILIP ÇAKULLI Our King’s bone-licker Two republics, ours and that of Kosovo, bow before the bones of the monarchy, before the self-proclaimed... continues on page 23
Separatist bluff or nationalist gamble?
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BY GENCI KOJDHELI Separatist bluff or nationalist gamble? For those who view Albanian politics from a distance and somewhat coldly, Berisha’s statement that “ethnic Albania stretches from Preveza... continues on page 22
Sergeant of the “Commando” forces, drug trafficker with Macedonia
The citizen from Farka locks himself in a car for 6 hours
HOSTAGE-TAKING
Three people took a 25-year-old hostage to settle accounts over drug trafficking. One of the kidnappers is an officer of... Page 11 Emiljano Muja, one of the kidnappers
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RITA ORA: THE MISUNDERSTANDING WITH BLEONA QERETI; SADIJE BERISHA, MORE PATRIOTIC THAN EVER
THASH&THEM THASH&THEM Supplement RITA ORA: THE MISUNDERSTANDING WITH BLEONA QERETI The Kosovo singer’s antics during her stay in Tirana SADIJE BERISHA, MORE PATRIOTIC THAN EVER The prime minister’s son’s wife wears the red-and-black flag Pages 13-19
Kukës Stadium
Footballer dies, doctor: heart attack or illness
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