Interior Minister Neritan Ceka reacts after the killing of officer Avdyli Mëtoishi BERISHA HAS A FINGER IN THE TROPOJË INCIDENT The killing of Matoshi should not be politicized The Ministry of the Interior has taken all the measures so that officer Avdyli Matoshi, in hospital treatment and with his family, receives the final honors as a member of the police force who fell and was depoliticized by law PAGES 2 AND 5 Meanwhile, as part of efforts to strengthen work in the police leadership structures, Mr. Avni Hala was yesterday relieved of his post as chief of the Tropojë Police Commissariat. Such actions make it clear that Pjeter Arbnori does not agree with what happened in the Bajram Curri area. He has also been hit by the ongoing attacks and rhetoric of the opposition against the police. Tusha, meanwhile, chairman of the Inspection League of the Ministry of the Interior, orders, awards and promotions will be made with the appropriate, superlative handling of the case. Mr. Sokoli together with his predecessors in the Tropojë Police and, yesterday, Mr. Ilir Çano

FAILED ATTEMPTS PSSH dismisses the challenge of the... The state's wounded condition and the drain caused by the government and the openings in Macedonia. It is manipulated, amplified, and presented as such by certain spokesmen of Berisha and his allies. As for the routes that are sought to be followed in order to identify the concrete situation in our country, of course, apart from the route of correctly recording all the consequences that have arisen not only in the country, but throughout the region. The international community and the entire community of regional countries are the institutions which, even after the events in Kosovo and in all of Macedonia, have the right to support and recognize this situation. It is clear that this is carried out and the comparative issue which, as in other cases, is analyzed in all its details in order to clarify the origin. The position of the attack and of the public conduct of the Albanian government has been responsible and our position in the developments in Kosovo has not fallen, while Mr. Pask does not deny it. In the end it is clear that in these developments, any closure of the PSSH will be completely irrelevant. The Presidency of the-

The Socialist majority meets urgently on anti-crime measures MAXO PANEL: WE ARE WITH THE STATE, THE OTHERS WITH PETTY CRIME PAGE 3

For special structures such as the police, the prosecution and the judiciary, up to a 50 percent increase The draft budget for 1998 BUDGET SALARIES 20% HIGHER For special structures such as the police, the prosecution and the judiciary, up to a 50 percent increase PAGE 6

50% and 1100 o'clock with reduction e PSSH using in on 7 January the capital city of a prepared and organized reduction setup To officially take part the invited guests as well as the representatives and diplomatic corps accredited in Tirana. The Presidency of the-