THE VICTIM’S SON KILLED IN 2003 On page 28
FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF Maksim Malaj: How I took the dismissal from Topi On page 5
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THE PS GROUP EXPELS THE MP, DOSHI: WE SHOULD HAVE DONE IT EARLIER Ruçi: We will not allow a second KPD Edi Rama: We are applying the rules and the statute, the group has dignity. Hazir Gashi: I felt embarrassed by this decision. Islami: I have not decided where I will go By DARIN
INTERVIEW/ “I have never valued Bamir Topi” Fevziu: Nano president, I am right-wing and Berisha is my friend (In the photo:) Prime Minister Sali Berisha and former Prime Minister Fatos Nano at the launch of Blendi Fevziu’s book “In 2002, when I went to discuss the Nano-Berisha te
Reply / “Why did Enver Hoxha appoint him editor-in-chief of ZP” (In photo:) Ramiz Alia and Sofokli Lazri. Mehmet Elezi and Enver Hoxha “Why should Sofokli Lazri have become a KGB agent? Since he was the son of an American citizen, wouldn’t the fabrication have sounded more sponta
“JANUARY 21”, THE SP CHAIRMAN VISITS HEKURAN DEDA'S FAMILY TODAY “ISLAMI INSULTED THE SP” Edi Rama: The deputy has a second chance The SP leader: In 2013 I will run for deputy. Electoral alliances, neither with Topi nor with Meta. Nano at the head of state? The right choice is a
THE GIRL’S MOTHER SPEAKS On page 14
FULL INSPECTION REPORT “XHUVANI”, JUSTICE: THE PROSECUTOR CHANGED THE CHARGE WITHIN THE DAY On pages 4-5
Arben Imami: Cuts in the Army MINISTER OF DEFENCE: IN 2012, WE WILL ELIMINATE PARASITIC STRUCTURES The new structure of the Armed Forces is ready; implementation begins in the year that is about to arrive. Imami: We did not sell weapons in Libya. Dismantling will be completed wit
29 votes in favor, 1.2 billion lek for roads On page 12
GAZETA SHQIPTARE Wishes all its readers HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 WE RETURN ON 5 JANUARY
By VALENTINA MADANI The Democratic Party deputy, Edi Paloka, in an interview given yesterday to “Gazeta Shqiptare” calls for the need for changes in the government cabinet. Paloka, the year just gone by began with a prolonged political deadlock and ended with a consensus between
He represented the accusation in “Remzi Hoxha” Prosecutor Xhevat Hana dies in Italy On page 11
The PS deputy appeals to the government On page 8
Opinion of the Day By EDI RAMA I do not want to match here the truths we have expressed and defended for two years now along the violently narrowed paths of action... The alarm of the Danish presidency Continues on page 16
Today’s Opinion Today's Opinion By ARTAN HOXHA Farewell, Xhevat Hana! This is the worst news for Albanian justice at the start of this year. Xhevat Hana was not a super-prosecutor,... Farewell, Xhevat Hana! Continues on page 23
3 VARIANTS FOR KOZ On page 4
Barack Obama’s new defense strategy, placed alongside an important shift in US foreign policy for a decade. What note and someone... EDITORIAL Obama to act on his foreign agenda Continues on page 23
Trade unions The unemployment map, Shkodra holds the record On page 11