▁the ▁owner ▁and ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁Koh a ▁Jon ë ▁and ▁a ▁former ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁Koh a ▁Jon ë ▁was ▁Alban ia ' s ▁first ▁private ▁newspaper , ▁and ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁Nik oll ë ▁Les i . ▁ ▁They ▁priv at ized ▁the ▁newspaper ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Party ▁of ▁Labour ▁of ▁Le z ha ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁he ▁was ▁f ined ▁ 2 ▁million ▁le k ë ▁( 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁pounds ▁ster ling ) ▁for ▁the ▁def am ation ▁of ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁F atos ▁N ano ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁his ▁employees , ▁after ▁an ▁article ▁accused ▁them ▁of ▁cor ruption . ▁As ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁he ▁compla ined ▁of ▁und ue ▁pressure ▁on ▁his ▁party ' s ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁election ▁campaign , ▁claim ing : ▁" They ▁are ▁even ▁firing ▁our ▁candidates ▁from ▁their ▁jobs ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁election ." ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁proposed ▁the ▁so - called ▁' L esi ▁am end ment ' ▁to ▁exclude ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁television ▁companies ▁from ▁public ▁tend ers . ▁The ▁law ▁was ▁passed , ▁however ▁it ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁by ▁the ▁President ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁it ▁conflic ted ▁with ▁Article ▁ 7 ▁of ▁the ▁Alban ian ▁constitution . ▁After ▁losing ▁the ▁leadership ▁of