21/02/1999
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Zëri i Popullit

21 February 1999

Arrests of the bandits begin

BURREL — As soon as the special forces of the Ministry of Public Order set foot in the city, the “rats” of Burrel went into hiding. The new leaders have begun restoring order inside the police station and, at the same time, identifying people wanted by the police. PAGE 21

Blood feud kills in Elbasan

Police captured the perpetrators of the crime committed four days ago PAGE 8

The state uses an iron fist

DURRËS — Thus, some “thugs,” residents of another city and owners of a ship… DURRËS — Thus, some “thugs,” residents of another city and owners of a cargo ship, would come and go with their ship, without…

AN EXTRA 72 HOURS

A ticket to the bomb show in Belgrade The Contact Group for the Major Powers postponed on Saturday the deadline for reaching a peace agreement for Kosovo until 14:00 GMT on Tuesday, after the Serbian and Albanian delegations gave their answers without reaching a full agreement, a Serbian diplomat said. “Tuesday at 15:00 (14:00 GMT),” a diplomat told the Reuters news agency, after the ministers of the United States, Russia, Britain, France, Germany and Italy reviewed the results of two weeks of talks on self-government for Kosovo, which were supposed to end yesterday at noon. The foreign ministers of Britain and Germany, Robin Kuk and Joshka Fisher, yesterday in Rambuje (Reuters)

The iron fist

DURRËS - So, some “tough guys,” residents of another city and owners of a cargo ship, would enter and leave the port with their vessel as they pleased, without obtaining permission. They would moor the vessel at pier no. 7 and, with no cargo aboard, had created a climate of fear, as though they were going to cause serious trouble. They were summoned by the port authority’s harbourmaster, and these “roosters” immediately backed down, freeing the “occupied” pier! DURRËS - So, some “tough guys,” would enter and leave the port with their vessel as they pleased, without obtaining permission. They would moor the vessel at pier no. 7 and, with no cargo aboard, had created a climate of fear, as though they were going to cause serious trouble. They were summoned by the port authority’s harbourmaster, and these “roosters” immediately backed down, freeing the “occupied” pier! PAGE 6

Drinks, 167 million lek for the police

Police officers and officials working directly in the field received 12,000–14,000 lek, while employees in the support sector received 5,000–7,000 lek PAGE 2

The student in the coffin becomes a bride

Student City or Horror City PAGES 2, 19

Traders, pay your taxes

Ministry guidelines: Do it this way! PAGES 9–16

KOHA SH…

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