They escape death LEZHA — A common wasp sting almost cost a life. It happened in recent days in Lezha, where an elderly person and a young man ended up one step away from death after being urgently admitted to the city hospital. Both patients had mild symptoms: swelling and redne
INTERVIEWS / THE TWO COMMENTATORS SPEAK On page 14
Elections “Basha’s list is winning”, Berisha: The PS lists include members of the cocaine gang On page 5
ELECTIONS On page 5
Exclusive/ For the first time, after 20 years, the last political prisoner in communist Albania speaks “When I went to PD for a visa, they called me a vagabond. Communism was overthrown by the people” For the first time, Artur Zadrima speaks, one of the witnesses to the main even
The real purpose is not simply, just to pass the time, political polemics for the sake of enjoyment, but beyond that it is the issue of the country’s great responsibilities. No one can deny that the inexorable link of 2-PDSSHP (?) with Stalin and, ultimately, with our own “stalin
SLOGAN THAT DOESN'T SAY EVERYTHING ON TV Editor-in-chief: ANIN ÇANI Editor-in-chief: Çelo Hoxha [?] and Artur Zheji [?] Support the independent Albanian newspaper • founded on 5-01-1993 • Tiranë Tuesday, 23 March 1999 Lek 40 (300 Dhr) Year VI - No. 1220
In the afternoon Ismail Çapari was killed, while on 23 February Baxha was found drowned and massacred in the military hospital garage. The macabre killings at Shkolla e Bashkuar occurred after Ruçi became Minister of the Interior; little Ota Cakshiri was killed, and Pellumb Tahir
Former hunger striker: The story of the starless flag in my grandfather’s chest The indictment against 7 people for toppling Enver Hoxha’s statue is published. The sentencing of Artur Zadrima, the last political prisoner in that system... Edvin Shvarc: We were ordered to kill Xhe
ACCUSATIONS IN PARLIAMENT The Speaker of Parliament attacks the Secretary General of FRD, had wanted to speak about Lirak Bejko FILES, TOPALLI ACCUSES OKETA WITNESS: JOZEFINA IS LYING The former PPSH secretary from Durrës, Mehmet Karakushi: It is a lie. Vehbi Oketa was my subordi
– THE GOVERNOR OF THE ALBANIAN BANK ANSWERS: “I don’t know anything. To tell the truth, I don’t know. If I knew, gladly. I really don’t know.” – THE GOVERNOR OF THE ALBANIAN BANK ANSWERS: “I don’t know anything. To tell the truth, I don’t know. If I knew, gladly. I really don’t k
PUBLISHER: SHQIPTARJA.COM SH.P.K. Editor-in-Chief: ARIAN ÇANI Deputy Editor-in-Chief: ALBERT VATA, ARTUR ZHEJI GENERAL DIRECTOR: THOMA KËLLICI Editorial board: Arian Çani, Artur Zheji, Albert Vata, Roland Qafoku, Bledi Bushati, Saimir Hoxha, Andi Bushati, Ylli Rakipi, Sokol Balla
President Berisha meets with the UN Secretary-General President Berisha returns together with success About the visit of President Berisha in New York At the “Voice of America” in New York, at the Plaza Hotel, in honor of President Sali Berisha, a dinner was held, in which promin
Deputy Minister Çuçi: local officials have started their backstage deals ahead of the campaign, removing one name and putting another ELECTIONS Socialists deliberate, decide and present the mayoral candidates to the public ELECTIONS Socialists deliberate, decide and present the m