The death of Xhevat Hana, the Government does not give 15 million lek EXCLUSIVE/ The prosecution requested the fund for the expenses of treatment in an Italian hospital The correspondence between the Prosecution and the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Public Works has been moving from one ministry to the other for two weeks. The prosecution: Open the fund to cover the medical expenses in Italy News The General Prosecution has asked the government for 15 million old lek in order to cover all the expenses of transporting to Italy, treatment and burial of prosecutor Xhevat Hana. Although the request was made two weeks ago, up to now the green light for opening the fund has still not been given. TIRANA ELTON QYNO The General Prosecution is asking the government for 15 million old lek in order to grant, as a financial fund, to the family of the late prosecutor Xhevat Hana, who lost his life on 5 January this year in a hospital in Bergamo, Italy. It is understood that the request by the Prosecution was made immediately after prosecutor Hana’s death, but although two weeks have passed, this financial amount has still not been received by the family, nor by the General Prosecution. According to information from sources close to the General Prosecution, the request has been sent to the secretary-general of the Ministry of Justice, Gerdjan Xhanari, as well as to the secretary-general of the Ministry of Finance, Dorian Teliti. However, after reviewing the request of the prosecution body for the drafting of a decision proposal for the allocation of... continues on page 7 In the photo: Tributes for the former head of the Serious Crimes Prosecution, Xhevat Hana

Interview Page 3 Ina Rama: “The Guard committed murder with intent and manipulated evidence”

Editorial BY XHAFERR RAKIPLLARI Editorial BY XHAFERR RAKIPLLARI A look at the Albanian media Only 17% of the world’s population live in countries where they enjoy media freedom. In the rest of the world, governments or other non-state actors control the views that reach citizens by silencing independent voices. This is more or less the essence of the 2011-2012 World Press Freedom Report, published by “Reporters Without Borders”. In the report, the clear negative trend affecting the media in the Balkans is noted. Albania is ranked 96th, one place after the Dominican Republic and one place before Cameroon. Among the Balkan countries, ahead of us are: Bosnia (58), Croatia (68), Serbia (80), Kosovo (86), Macedonia (94), while behind us is only Montenegro in 107th place. Next to Albania there are two arrows (like the two TV channels we are forced to watch in order to balance somewhat the information we receive) which show that the deterioration is greater than 10 places, fully 16 places lower than a year earlier. But what are the reasons that have brought the media to this level? “Reporters Without Borders” clearly states that the use of the media for private and criminal interests, unfair competition in small markets, self-censorship by a large number of underpaid journalists, are tombstones over all the Balkan countries, including Albania. “Justice, with poorly trained staff, allied with the government and often corrupt, seems more interested in attacking the media than in ending impunity for those who threaten or physically attack journalists. This is the case of Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina and... continues on page 10

The World Bank report on the scandal of demolished constructions 5 years ago EXCLUSIVE TIRANA GENC KONDI The World Bank has prepared a report on how things are being handled in Albania five years after the Jala scandal, where the government, based on satellite data received from the WB, demolished the residents’ structures, by... continues on page 6-7 In the photo: The demolition of buildings in Jala of Himarë, April 2007 In the photo: The demolition of buildings in Jala of Himarë, April 2007

Page 10 The killings on 21 January, Gjinushi: Berisha is obstructing the investigations Page 4

Dismissal of Kreshnik Spahiu Dule joins votes with the government Page 6 High speed, Shpresa Beçaj’s driver crashes into a motorcyclist Page 9

Page 14 Cultural monuments: how Ndroq Castle will be transformed Page 12

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