The big explosion at the munitions dismantling factory in Grdec, near Tirana, which took place 15 years ago and in which 26 people lost their lives, including children, is again in the focus of Albanian media, namely, the trial of former Minister of Defense Fatmir Mediu for abuse of official duty, and the Albanian Parliament excludes 8 MPs from the Democratic Party for 10 days. These are just some of the topics selected by CIVIL Media’s Editorial Office for today’s edition of AL-PRESS.
BALKAN WEB: The explosion in Grdec 15 years ago: Former Minister of Defense is on trial, Prosecutor’s Office is also investigating ammunition trade
“In Albania, the Special Prosecutor’s Office today announced that it has brought to court the former Minister of Defense, Fatmir Mediu, for the explosion that took place in Grdec 15 years ago, at the same time announces that another crime has been registered, with suspicion of “Corruption” and “Money Laundering” in the case with the then procedures that the Ministry of Defense followed for the sale of ammunition to two foreign companies. But there are still no accused in the case”, reported the Albanian media outlet Balkan Web.
TV KLAN: 10-day exclusion for 8 DP MPs
“The Voting and Ethics Committee excluded from the work of the Assembly and plenary sessions for 10 days the 8 opposition MPs Luciano Boçin, Albana Vokshin, Ervin Salianji, Gazmend Bardhi, Luan Baçin, Ina Zhupën, Tritan Shehun and Bledion Nallbati”, reported the Albanian media outlet TV KLAN.
KOHA: Kosovo is the main topic of the European-US agenda
“The expected agreement between Kosovo and Serbia on Thursday will be on the agenda of the discussions of heads of states of the European Union and legislators of the European Parliament, whereas today there will be discussions on the Association of municipalities with a Serb majority, in the residence of the United States Ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier”, reported Kosovo daily KOHA.
JAVA NEWS: Why is the reopening of the Grdec file by the justice worth it?
“Going before the Court is a serious step in creating the standard of punishment and establishing justice for a painful and tragic story, caused by state corruption and abuse of the state by the prime minister’s family.
But why is a fair trial for Grdec of such great importance for Albania?
Fifteen years after the tragedy, we now know the consequences of impunity. If you analyze them, it can clearly be understood that the impunity of the perpetrators of the tragedy in Grdec caused a kind of a tragedy not only for the victims of Grdec, but also for the Albanian politics and justice.”, an excerpt of the column “Why is the reopening of the Grdec file by the justice worth it?”, by Mero Baze, published in the Albanian daily JAVA NEWS.
BOTA SOT – Terrifying: If the earthquake happens in Kosovo, the houses are without any criteria, a big tragedy
“The latest earthquake in Turkey and Syria with fatal consequences, in search of survivors still in ruins shocked the world. A difficult event, a tragedy for all of humanity. Starting from this, the high buildings in Kosovo came to my mind, built without any criteria and which could be fatal for those living there in case of an earthquake”, an excerpt of the column “Terrifying: If the earthquake happens in Kosovo, the houses are without any criteria, a big tragedy”, by Faton Mehmeti, published in the Kosovo daily BOTA SOT.
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Translation: N. Cvetkovska
