SEAMEN’S STATEMENTS The ship arrived from Greece, stopped in Durrës, and was loaded in Montenegro SERBIAN ARMS TRAFFICKING YEMEN JAILED THE ALBANIANS The three Albanian sailors on the ship carrying 180 tons of weapons and explosives bound for the port of Umm Qasr in Iraq. Yemen accuses them of trafficking. How Minister Imami was accused of dealing with the Serbs

A ship with Albanian sailors has been detained in a Yemeni port since mid-December, accused of arms trafficking that came from Serbia. The sailors, three of them Albanian, will appear again in court tomorrow, while they risk being sentenced. SANAA A ship loaded with ammunition and weapons, departing from Montenegro, was seized in the port of Al Mukalla, on the coast of Yemen. The ship was commanded by Captain Arif Bakilari, who... continues on page 7

AIR FORCE CONFIRMS Page 6 The American F-16 plane falls into the Adriatic Sea, pilot disappears The accident at 20:00. Still no trace

Comment BY PREÇ ZOGAJ The second “Referendum” without opponents Berisha yesterday put forward the idea of organizing a popular referendum after the elections on the three stalled laws of the status package. Anyone who takes this announcement seriously will feel surprised and astonished. First, because the issue of not voting on the three remaining laws is so well known, so widely debated and so sensitive for the Albanian public that, if it is not resolved by the end of the legislature, the political elections of June 23 will also deliver a popular verdict on it. What sense does a referendum after the elections make in this context on an issue already judged by the voters? None at all. Second, the deadlock created over the three laws, by its very nature, is better solved through elections. As for a referendum, I do not even know how it would be framed, since a political referendum, as a rule, asks the public to express a “yes” or “no” vote on a topic or a law where the political sides have opposing views. Regarding the three laws, PS has not said it is against them, but has linked their vote in Parliament to the solution of the problem created in the Fier regional council. PS has gone with the view that it had in hand a... continues on page 20

PARTY LISTS Elections, candidates for the 12 districts PS, PD, LSI, FRD and AK are identifying the names. Poll: the opposition 80 seats

JAKIN MARENA Political parties have begun identifying candidates for this year’s June 23 parliamentary elections... Pages 10-11

Page 6 Mirditë, Gjon Ndj: Appointments are made by MP Mark Marku

Page 8 The bank cashier: How Viktor Gushi stole my money

We will win the trial, we have no trust in Albanian justice Page 11

Page 17 The murder of the money changer in Durrës, 62 taken into police custody

Page 16 Killed the 18-year-old woman, 25 years in prison for Shaban Norja

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Pages 18-19 Ylli Polovina: How the accusation against Mehmet Shehu was fabricated

Pages 12-13 Adriatik Llalla, descendant of Gjergj Karaiskaqit? The analysis by historian Arben Llalla. Kristo Papa from Suli

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