INTERVIEW/ “The mafia inside the PD killed Azem Hajdari. The former prime minister belongs in prison” PAGE 2 The former bodyguard of the Leader of December accuses the PD of sponsoring SHISH through funding NGOs and bankrupt companies

Political satire BY Arben Duka Speak, Koço, may your mouth be blessed, for that is how I would want you too! Speak, Koço - may your mouth be blessed, for that is how I would want you too, I hadn’t heard from you for a long time, I had seen you very silent!.. continues on page 20 together with two Ballads

Commentary BY Afrim Krasniqi Anti-corruption by lottery!? Five months after the European Union asked Albania for concrete results in the anti-corruption fight, a debate about the LID-KP, its function and powers, brought back into focus the unfinished task: so far, no official has been investigated and tried for corrupt acts. During the last few months, around 24 lawsuits against senior officials have been sent to the Prosecutor's Office from different directions, half of which are presented in the administration approved by parliament and the rest have still not entered the phase of intensive investigation and final responsibility. On the contrary. The most powerful (politicians) continue to be the main accusers against any... continues on page 17

Prosecutors: Parallel investigation in the committee will destroy the case of drugs in airplanes PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE PAGE 3

“The army has nothing to do with drugs; the state has proven it on the ground” THE PRIME MINISTER’S ACCUSATION Prime Minister Edi Rama, invited on the “DEBAT +” program by journalist Edvard Zaloshnja, explained the condition in which the justice system finds itself and the interventions the government will make to reform it. Explaining the new spirit of relations with the opposition, the prime minister once again called for its cooperation and participation in carrying out the reforms that have been launched and must be completed. Regarding the accusations raised by the opposition about the involvement of the Armed Forces... PAGE 6

THE OPPOSITION PAGE 8 Basha threatens: They are making a mistake, it will cost them The PD leader calls for the opening of investigations into the Armed Forces

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