Criminal amnesty/Manja: About 800 convicts benefit, no senior official is amnestied

The implementation of the criminal amnesty began this Wednesday. The Minister of Justice, Ulsi Manja, after a visit to the Rrogozhina prison, declared that about 800 convicts will benefit. Manja clarified that no senior official, who has been convicted by GJKKO, benefits from the criminal amnesty. According to Manja, from this amnesty, the state budget […]

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Sex Tapes Scandal Shows Albania’s Still Stuck in Patriarchal Mindset

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