INTERVIEW CAREER DIPLOMAT GENTI BENDO SPEAKS HERE ARE THE ALBANIAN AMBASSADORS WHO HAVE BROKEN THE LAW Nepotistic appointments not only for politicians, but also for other VIPs such as the daughter of Ismail Kadare. Relatives of several publishers and journalists, unearned appointments On page 7

THE PHENOMENON ERIS NEZHA On pages 12-13 Our three Albanians at La Scala in Milan BY ALBA MALLTEZI

LEADER OF THE PS “My apologies to the group, I may have been wrong, we will be together in government” Page 3

Editorial BY EDMOND ARIZAJ To respect the state (An event in the street) Yesterday, as I was returning from Vlora, I happened upon a road accident just after passing the Lushnje roundabout. A car had crashed into the roadside barriers and after several somersaults had ended up upside down about 20 meters below the road, with the driver inside. There were many onlookers. So were the cars. The police arrived quickly, and later the ambulance too. The incident had occurred on the Rrogozhinë-Lushnje stretch. Chance is the king of the world. Something happened to me that I have often spoken about in the media. The behavior of the Albanian citizen toward his state. While I was doing my duty as a journalist by filming with my phone the citizens helping the injured man (although it is not allowed, because it could have harmed him) and the doctors carrying out the first procedures, another event was unfolding behind my back. A car, among the many stopped vehicles, tried to move through. The police... continues on page 17

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Page 4 Bamir Topi: PD keeps the communists in power

Page 15 Wrong treatment, court investigates doctors

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