Funeral of Konstantinos Katsifas on Thurdsay

The body of the 35-year-old Northern Epirotan was transferred yesterday from Tirana to his place of origin, with a delay of 10 days, closing the "curtain" on a thriller that brought nationalist passions to Tirana and Athens and ending the anxiety of his relatives. after the fatal morning of October 28, who are mourning for his loss, under conditions that have not yet been fully elucidated.

As it became known yesterday, when the body of the 35-year-old, who was covered with the blue-white, returned to his family after a meeting of the municipal council of the municipality of Dropolis, to which the Vouliarates are administratively charged, the burial costs would be covered by the Municipal Authority.

At the same time, members of Northern Epirus organizations from all over Greece are travelling by road to the neighboring country to attend the funeral that has been cause for the mobilization of powerful Albanian police forces in fear of riots. In particular, at 9.30 last night, five buses left Larissa Station to Vouliagates, while vehicles were also chartered by other major cities such as Thessaloniki, Larissa and Ioannina.

However, in Vouliarates, which are only eight kilometers away from the Greek-Albanian border, the relatives and friends of the deceased arrived yesterday as well as the first buses and cars from Greece.

In order to maintain order, Greek police officers are in constant contact with their Albanian colleagues as fears have been expressed that there are extreme nationalist elements among those who are travelling to Katsifa's homeland. According to Albanian media, there are 2,000 police officers, while the head of the Albanian police will be in the area. The Kakavia border crossing is the last checkpoint where checks are to be conducted by both Greek and Albanian police officers, with the authorities of the two countries having increased the number of staff carrying out cross-checks.