The fight for justice

EU MESSAGE TO BASHA: VOTE FOR VETTING, ENTER THE ELECTIONS Mogherini-Hahn: The attack on judicial reform harms Albania. The PD leader replies to Brussels: We will redo the Vetting law from scratch; it is a mafia project and a conspiracy PAGES 2-3

Editorial

BY Carlo Bollino Does the Sovereign give PD permission for the election boycott? With two months to go before the June 18 elections, the chairman of the Democratic Party, Lulzim Basha, insists on his decision not to take part in the parliamentary elections, claiming that cannabis traffickers are ready to manipulate the vote results in favor of the incumbent government and, specifically, Prime Minister Edi Rama. continued on page 14

ELECTIONS IN KAVAJË

THE PD PROTEST IS ILLEGAL, WHY IT MUST BE STOPPED The Constitution, the law on public gatherings and the Electoral Code prohibit protests that prevent citizens from voting BY Adriatik Doçi P 4

The majority moves

NEW PRESIDENT, THE SOCIALIST PARTY CALLS FOR A VOTE ON APRIL 19 The Parliament's legal office: We have time from April 13 to July 9 to open the procedures P 7

SECRET REPORTS

How Mirash Ivanaj was wiretapped by the Sigurimi in the years 1945-’47 P 18-19

COURT RULING

The Appeals Court releases Judge Hoxha, convicted of corruption P 13

SKRAPAR

DRUG LABORATORY IN THE BANKRUPT FACTORY Several tons of cannabis and 2,000 seedlings have been uncovered by the Serious Crimes Prosecution Office P 11

DOCUMENTS MISSING

THE NAMES OF FORMERLY PERSECUTED PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN REFUSED THE 7TH INSTALLMENT Ministry of Finance: Some former convicts still have not submitted the documents PAGE 15

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