INTERVIEW/ Lawyer Spartak Ngjela recounts “the wrong dinner” The politician’s response to Berisha’s accusations. Conversations on Preç Zogaj’s 55th birthday. LSI presidium member Spartak Braho: The prime minister has sclerosis. Berisha, 22 years ago before the students: Gratitude to Ramiz Alia News Lawyer Ngjela has finally clarified what Berisha described as “the wrong dinner,” saying that it was not about him but rather a friends’ dinner attended by people from Berisha’s side as well. In an interview for “Ai Report,” Ngjela said that the opposition will win convincingly in 2013. ■■■ TIRANE Mira Kazhani The chairman of the Party of Law and Justice, lawyer Spartak Ngjela, in an interview for TV A1 Report, explained in detail Berisha’s wrong dinner and also gave some details about the prime minister’s behavior in relation... ► continues on pages 2-3

PROSECUTOR’S WIRETAPS The controller had been under surveillance since August 2012, four colleagues also suspected ■■■ TIRANE Habjon Hasani The prosecutor’s and SHKB’s file on the arrested Rinas controller Eduart Çelmeta has brought to light... ► Page 11

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Reward for finding the SHISH official’s son ► Page 10

Neritan Ceka: My appointment as ambassador is an honor ► Page 8

REPORT ► Page 12 Kabul, where people are tired of war BY ANILA BASHA

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CONCERT ► Page 20 Papavrami: We were surprised by the crowd

Editorial BY ARBEN RROZHANI 22 years As today, 22 years ago, the Democratic Party was founded, the first opposition force, which would bring a new wind to Albanian politics, which until then had been dominated by the Party of Labour. For my generation, which at that time was 20-21 years old, it is a long time. A very, very, very long time. What would have happened to us, to me, to my peers if we had been not Albanian, but Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, or at the very least Croatian, who even though not members... ► continues on page 5

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Blog/Periphery BY ALBA MALLTEZI The scientist, the EU and civilization I I learned late about the extraordinary American physicist and scientist Michio Kaku. A virtual friend introduced him to me. He is one of those enlightened minds that rarely come as a gift to our planet. He sees what the rest of us, ordinary people, neither see nor even think about. He speaks simply and explains the present, the future, not only of Earth, but only of... ► continues on page 22