12/08/2000
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Zëri i Popullit

12 August 2000

PD candidates beat up the mayor of Klos, also a PD member, in the middle of town

The slaughter continues: Dozens of brutal beatings in Mat • People from the Democratic Party in the town of Klos also beat up the mayor, Isuf Çepi, in the centre of Burrel, telling him: “With people like you, we are doomed, because we cannot face the people” PAGE 4

Tax inspectors seize and shut down 3 printing houses that were counterfeiting the Albanian state’s tax stamps

A top-secret operation by special groups of Tirana’s tax police in Shkodër Printing plates used to print packaging for “Point”, “DS” and “Porti” cigarette packs, all counterfeit brands. Yugoslav tax stamps used as models for printing them in Shkodër Tax stamps of Albania’s Ministry of Finance, also produced in Shkodër’s printing houses, as well as cigarette-brand logos Tax inspectors seize and shut down 3 printing houses that were counterfeiting the Albanian state’s tax stamps • Angjeli’s order: seizure, criminal prosecution of the owners, disciplinary measures for Shkodër tax inspectors, rewards for Tirana tax inspectors, new procedures for securing tax stamps PAGE 2

ILLEGAL MIGRANTS

THE KURDS REVEAL THE ROUTES: FROM ISTANBUL TO SKOPJE, THE ALBANIAN BORDER, THE STAGING BASES Here is what the 14 Kurds caught in Elbasan revealed PAGE 7

PROSTITUTION

ITALIAN PRIEST ORESTE: ALBANIAN WOMEN, FORGIVE ME! ITALIANS ARE NO MORE HONOURABLE THAN YOU Cooperation to stop prostitution PAGE 9

THE CLASH

EXCHANGE GUNFIRE WITH POLICE, THREE MEN FROM BURREL IN HANDCUFFS Three brothers arrested PAGE 7

NIAZI JAHO

I WOULD LIKE EVENTS TO BE PRESENTED FAIRLY AND IMPARTIALLY PAGE 5

Berisha’s officials launch an assault to steal Meta’s money

CRIME IN THE PD Local authorities complain that they have no funds ... to steal from even at the end of their term Berisha’s officials launch an assault to steal Meta’s money • Zela blocks more tenders in Tirana, Shkodër and Lushnje; scandalous violations during procurement procedures for funds allocated by the Meta government PAGE 3

Simple arithmetic: The state buys electricity at 6.6 lekë and sells it to Albanians at 3.3 lekë

• Crisis / The government pays half the cost for Albanians who use electricity without restraint Simple arithmetic: The state buys electricity at 6.6 lekë and sells it to Albanians at 3.3 lekë PAGE 11

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