CORRECT TESTIMONY Ilir Kupa: I am not the grandfather of thieves On page 11
ESCAPED FROM TRIKALA PRISON INTERVIEW On page 9
ESCAPEE FROM TRIKALA PRISON INTERVIEW On page 9
INTERVIEW Ilir Kupa: The Greek police tortured us on the genitals On pages 10-11
LETTER FOR “NEWS 24” On page 6
Letter from the cell: They want to convict me for the Greeks, the prison was attacked from outside ▸ F16
ILIR KUPA PAGES 10-11 “Grandpa” caught, the fugitive from the Greek prison
THE FUGITIVE ► PAGE 13
THE QAFË-KASHAR ROBBERY, POLICE ARREST 4 PERPETRATORS ARRESTED ARRESTED ARRESTED ARRESTED WANTED THE SAME GANG STOLE €3.5 MILLION IN 2015 IN QAFË-KASHAR “I LIED TO MY BOSS, I TOOK TIME OFF, WE DID THE ROBBERY” THE ESCAPEE FROM TRIKALA PRISON, THE BRAIN OF THE GROUP THE SON OF ILI
FUGITIVE’S LETTER TO “GAZETA SHQIPTARE” ILIR KUPA: THE LAST MINUTES OF MARJAN KOLES, I CAME TO ALBANIA ON 2 JULY On page 10
CASE FILE / The 11 defendants face charges of theft, injury and criminal group The indictment is revealed: They robbed the shopping center in December 2013. The group also operated in Macedonia, stole 12 kg of gold, and one member was killed “Babagjyshët”, 13 armed robberies, pro
CASE FILE / 11 defendants, charges of theft, injury and criminal group (In photo:) “Babagjyshët” robbing a shopping center in December 2013. One of the accused, Ilir Kupa The indictment is revealed: They robbed the shopping center in December 2013. The group also operated in Mace
Testimony of the fugitive from Trikala prison: I will leave again (In photo:) The arrested Ilir Kupa. Trikala prison in Greece. The shopping-center robbery by the “grandpas” The convict claims he was one of the “grandpas” who robbed the shopping center, police suspect: He made it
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW PAGES 10-11 Ilir Kupa speaks from prison: I don’t have a gang, I’m calm “I haven’t spoken with Dritan Kola since Marian’s killing.” A gang member repents and recounts the robberies to investigators
One year after the spectacular theft, police have managed to uncover the entire scheme and arrest 3 of the perpetrators, with 3 still wanted The leader Ilir Kupa, and the brother of Marian Kola, killed by Greek police, are wanted. The gang also stole the betting shop of MP Frroku
POLICE HANDCUFFS THE MOST WANTED MAN, FOUND HIM THROUGH HIS WIFE Ilir Kupa: Don’t hand me over to the Greeks POLICE HANDCUFFS THE MOST WANTED MAN, FOUND HIM THROUGH HIS WIFE ESCAPE FROM PRISON Ilir Kupa: Don’t hand me over to the Greeks The 27-year-old is caught near Kashar, fire
THE ESCAPEE FROM TRIKALA: IT IS BETTER TO DIE HERE THAN TO BE EXECUTED BY THE GREEKS “The Greek killed my friends with 500 bullets” • The 27-year-old’s account: Greek justice like Enver’s. The Greeks paralyzed my father. They shot Marjan Kola in the back By SPARTAK KOKA 27-year-o
LOCAL ELECTIONS/ META MEETS RAMA: CANDIDATE NAMES ON 1 APRIL Negotiations, Ruçi vetoes Fier The Prime Minister receives the Speaker in the Pink House headquarters: “A woman for Tirana Municipality? Why not?!” The candidates for the municipal councils, 50% women.” Within the week,