Investigation into the bloodshed in Vlorë
The Ngjela Commission heads south: What happened in March? Shocked deputies will try to understand the truth about the mysterious killings
The Ngjela Commission heads south: What happened in March?
Shocked deputies will try to understand the truth about the mysterious killings
Politics playing with the dictator’s statue
Spartak Braho (top) the chairman of the majority Commission. Tirana with a yellow line
The parliamentary “investigators” into the events in Vlorë will also go to Përmet and Këlcyrë. What are the real figures behind the tragedy of March?
TIRANA - To leave and keep silent, that is the instruction coming from the state investigative bodies regarding the events in Vlorë. Sali Berisha should not speak, not because he is capable of doing so, but because of what he knows. Setting aside the political and moral debate over his presence at Azem Hajdari’s funeral, it is time to investigate the former president’s possible links to the events that led to the armed uprising in the South.
This is the essence of the parliamentary commission headed by Spartak Braho and set up at the request of the majority, which is expected to begin a tour in the South to take testimonies and gather facts about the most dramatic killings in March. The focus will be on Vlorë, Përmet and Këlcyrë, where different versions still circulate about the role of politics, the services, and armed groups.
TIRANA - The deputies of the commission will especially focus on the issue of Enver Hoxha’s statue and its use as a political symbol to incite conflict. Some testimonies received so far speak of attempts to use its toppling as a pretext for new clashes. This will be one of the points where the commission seeks to understand who gave the orders, who organized the people, and who benefited from the escalation.
TIRANA - Another line of inquiry concerns possible links between high-ranking political figures and people suspected of having led attacks on institutions and arms thefts. Parliamentary sources claim the commission will request documents, testimonies, video material and other data about officials’ movements and the meetings held during the hottest days of March.
TIRANA - The commission is also expected to question local representatives, police chiefs and direct eyewitnesses. According to majority deputies, only such an investigation can answer the question of who incited the bloodshed and who profited from it. If concrete names emerge, the case could also take a criminal path.
TIRANA - The political clash over the dictator’s figure and the way it was used after Azem Hajdari’s killing remains one of the darkest knots of these days. In the South, many link the return of this topic to an attempt to divert attention from the true perpetrators of the unrest. Deputies say this is only the beginning of an investigation that could shake Albanian politics.