Vetting begins, the 27 people who will bring down the justice system Vetting begins, THE 27 PEOPLE WHO WILL BRING DOWN JUSTICE Parliament passes the members of the Vetting with 100 votes. Berisha and Blushi do not vote. The role of the members of the three judicial oversight bodies. Here is what will happen now to 800 judges and prosecutors PAGES 2-3

THREAT PAGE 2 META LOSES CONTROL: HE WILL ARM THE PEOPLE The elected president escalates his rhetoric by accusing the PS of being responsible for the assault on the LSI leader in the village of Raboshtë in Lezha.

REACTION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PAGE 7 Gjin Gjoni’s lawsuit, the EU supports the journalists of SHQIPTARJA.com After the US embassy, the EU also stands in solidarity with the journalists attacked by the KLD member A judge sues 4 journalists and 2 media Albania for their investigative work. #EU Delegation supports press freedom, fact based journalism

Editorial How many more “Alket Hysens” is Edi Rama still surrounded by? There is a line linking Edi Rama’s gaffe, when in Kuçova he got off-duty police officers to campaign for the PS, and the mockery of Alket Hyseni, who showed up at the PD and LSI campaign offices in Saranda asking for votes for the Socialist Party, and both are symptoms of the same illness: arrogance, which comes from the certainty that the elections are already won. continues on page 9

Analysis BY ILIR YZEIRI When voters are numbers In a little more than a month we will see whether Albania will elect the new President, that is, whether Ilir Meta will be able to take the oath on 24 July or whether the country will enter a warned-of crisis. continues on page 10

KEY WITNESS ROMEO KARA: I AM IN DANGER, MY PHOTO IN PRISON 302 “My wife and daughter had a suspicious accident after denouncing the CEZ affair, here is where Jozef Hejsek lived in Tirana” PAGE 8

SUPPLEMENT “RILINDASI” Simon Rrota’s diary: To make art among the Muslims of Shkodra, how difficult it is!” BY PJETËR LOGORECI BLESSI OR BUDI, THE TRAVELLING MOTIFS IN THE ARBER EPOS BY DORIAN KOÇI PAGES 13-20 RILINDASI Sunday 18 June 2017 Year VII - No. 24 Supplement of SHQIPTARJA.com Simon Rrota’s diary “To make art among the Muslims of Shkodra, how difficult it is!” Blessi or Budi, The travelling motifs in the Arber epic

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