GRAMOZ PASHKO states: * I stand by both of my statements about Mr. Hajdari. * I want to warn that democracy in Albania is being put at risk. * The State Control Commission must know that we are not Enver Hoxha’s MPs, whom anyone can trample underfoot. After censoring the enigmatic interview with MP Azem Hajdari, television is casually putting this experience into practice with MP GRAMOZ PASHKO as well. But one thing is different here: — whereas Azem Hajdari went to the television station himself and gave the interview, Gramoz Pashko was asked to do so, in fact at his home. More specifically: On Monday, 6-7-1992, at 9:30, Gramoz Pashko was called by the Albanian television station, which asked him to give an interview about the “Hajdari issue.” Mr. Pashko welcomed the television station’s offer and received the film crew with journalist Zo- DEMOCRACY IS BEING PUT AT RISK. I want to call on all my comrades from the early days, when we first began, to reflect on this matter. I have asked, and continue to ask, that everything be said openly and that there be transparency. In this interview, MP Pashko also addresses the “scan- ... daily session of the People’s Assembly as well as the Council of Ministers regarding this “flagrant violation of legality”... ... I connect these facts because they emerged at the same time; I connect them with the idea held by certain people, such as the heads of State Control, who think that with such On Monday, 6-7-1992, at 9:30, we call Gramoz Pashko from Albanian Television, where he has requested to give an interview about the “Hajdari affair.” Mr. Pashko welcomes the television’s offer and receives the filming crew, with journalist Mr. SHPËTIM RROQI, at 10 o’clock. Mr. Pashko, knowing that things could be handled as they were with Mr. Hajdari’s interview, asks journalist Rroqi to sign an agreement before giving the interview, setting out the terms of the interview as declared by both parties. After agreeing with the TV director, the journalist signs the agreement. Deputy Pashko then gladly gives the interview. In response to Mr. Rroqi’s question concerning the statement about Mr. Hajdari’s departure, Pashko replies: — I made two statements: one when I returned from the airport, where I had seen Azemi off, and one before Parliament, in which I responded to the statement made by the Democratic Party group. I STAND BY BOTH OF MY STATEMENTS. I stand by them firmly; I will not take away a single full stop or comma. Why? I spoke sincerely and openly, expressing the thoughts Azemi had shared with me throughout all those days beforehand... Mr. Rroqi adds: — Would you still stand by your statement about Kadarese leaving? — Pashko replies: — The moment in Albania is not yet crystallized. Azemi is the party’s deputy chairman; time needed this. I stand by this position. My statement is in writing. In those days he was outraged; his interview was censored. Why isn’t it said that he was outraged the day before at the parliamentary group, isn’t that so, when he said what he said the day before? The positions taken at the National Council are known. There is still a lack of clarity between a decision taken by the PD, the National Council and the parliamentary group regarding Azemi’s departure, and a position that was made public. Time will prove, first of all, the position I stated. The facts will come out sooner or later. Further, he adds: — My statement is that I will not remove a single comma. I stand firmly by this; I carefully considered the words I said. I want to warn that DEMOCRACY IN ALBANIA ... … As for the shoes, I have proper documents; they came to me privately, — Pashko stresses, — and I felt it was my duty to send them to my electoral district, and no one will stop me, as a deputy, from taking to my district, to those poor and suffering people, whatever aid I am able to secure. In connection with this, speculation has been stirred up and a serious violation of Albanian legality has taken place, because I am a deputy and enjoy parliamentary immunity; before a deputy can be attacked, the presidium of the People’s Assembly must be notified and a parliamentary commission must be formed, because only the Parliamentary Commission can investigate a deputy. (As if this were the first time Berisha Çela has violated the law; indeed, with all his blunders, I can say that he is not a person who upholds legality, Journalist’s note.) SO WE ARE NOT ENVER HOXHA’S DEPUTIES, WHOM ANYONE CAN WALK ALL OVER AND DO WITH AS THEY PLEASE... … As a deputy, I have made a … and the shoe corruption allegations are things that could smear my repu- … which the State Commission … … a truckload of 8,000 kg of shoes. Let me say this: they came for me personally, with all the necessary documents; I gave them free of charge to the voters in my district. The commission and the representatives of the PD and the authorities who took part in that commission know what happened to the shoes there. For my part, I have tried and will continue to try to do as much as I can for my voters. … If it is proved that I committed no violation, and I can prove this with legal documents, I do not know who will be held responsible, because this is a serious breach of a deputy’s rights. WE MUST LEARN TO ABANDON THE MENTALITY OF ENVER’S TIME, Pashko concludes. More or less, that was Mr. Pashko’s interview. Journalist Rroqi quickly took it to the television station and handed it to his boss, QEMAL SAKATJEVA. The two of them, together with some “loyal son of the party,” watched and rewatched Mr. Pashko’s interview carefully. (Continued on page 2) ALEKSANDËR FRANGAJ

BSPSH CONSIDERS IT HAS A GREAT MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO DECLARE PUBLICLY THAT IF THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT FIGHT FOR GLOBAL, COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS TO ALL PEOPLE’S PROBLEMS, IF THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT MAINTAIN A CONSTRUCTIVE AND TRANSPARENT DIALOGUE WITH BSPSH, IT WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE A CLEAR OPPOSITIONAL STANCE TOWARD IT, AND THE ENTIRE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS WILL LIE WITH THE GOVERNMENT. THE GOVERNMENT RECEIVED AN ABSOLUTE VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FROM THE PEOPLE, AND THEREFORE OWES THEM A GREAT DEBT. THE TIME HAS COME TO KEEP PROMISES. WHOEVER IS UNABLE TO KEEP THEM, SHOULD LEAVE THE STAGE; THIS IS THE LESSON THAT COMES FROM DEMOCRACY. (From the BSPSH statement on the current situation in the country).

Journalists go to Parliament to work, not to watch the MPs’ vaudeville. For some time, the Parliamentary Presidium, with a strange order, has been prohibiting journalists from moving around other areas, especially the café. The issue is not that journalists are being denied the right to have coffee, but that they have no opportunity to meet or talk with MPs, since the only place where you can find MPs free during breaks in the sessions is the café. We cannot understand what rationale this order was issued on. If the Presidium is worried that journalists might drink coffee, let it order the bar attendants not to serve them, rather than forbidding them to enter (inside!) • Nevertheless, neither Pjetër Arbnori nor the Presidium is to blame for this, since we know what the work of a journalist is like; but at the very least, MPs who are journalists and writers should help their colleagues, since Albania still has no press law. KOL SADUSHI

Mr. BASHKIM GAZIDEDE, former chairman of the Association of Albanian Muslims, expressed doubts at a meeting of the PD Parliamentary Group that Ramiz Alia had founded the PD. Two days after this, Mr. Gazidede was appointed head of SHIK!

On Saturday, 4.7.1992, a meeting of the editorial staff of the newspaper «Koha jonë» was held, at which, among other things, the request submitted to the newspaper’s editor-in-chief by journalists A. Zeneli, M. Mirashi and E. Kaceli was discussed. They asked to be rehired by the newspaper «Koha jonë» after losing their nearly two-month “battle” with their colleagues at the newspaper. The editorial staff decided to rehire only Mr. Marash Mirashi, while it was decided that A. Zeneli and E. Kaceli, who had been employed by the editorial office but had not worked properly and did not have the necessary professional skills, would be dismissed.

On Monday, 6-7-1992, at 9:30, we call Gramoz Pashko from Albanian Television, where he has requested to give an interview about the “Hajdari affair.”

… As for the shoes, I have proper documents; they came to me privately, — Pashko stresses, — and I felt it was my duty to send them to my electoral district, and no one will stop me, as a deputy, from taking to my district, to those poor and suffering people, whatever aid I am able to secure.

Concluded today, on 6.7.1992, between MP Gramoz Pashko and the representative of Albanian Television, Shpëtim Rroqi, concerning the interview I am giving to Albanian TV on this date at 10:00, during which it was agreed that: 1. MP Gramoz Pashko will answer all the questions put to him by the journalist in question, who has a mandate from the Directorate of Radio and Television. 2. Radio and Television is required to broadcast the entire interview today in the main news bulletin of the day or immediately afterwards. 3. A complete copy of the interview shall be given to MP Gramoz Pashko to preserve its authenticity. 4. In the event of a breach of this agreement, MP Gramoz Pashko has the right to seek, through legal means, to hold Radio and Television accountable through legal and public channels. GRAMOZ PASHKO (Signature) SHPËTIM RROQI (Signature) Note: Our editorial office has a copy of this agreement bearing the relevant signatures, as well as a cassette of Mr. Pashko’s interview. Should readers be interested in this interview, we will publish it.

INTERVIEW WITH THE FORMER DEPUTY CHIEF OF POLICE FOR SHKODËR, MR. GJEK CELAJ, ABOUT THE EVENTS OF 2 APRIL, GIVEN FROM HIS PRISON CELL THE INFERIOR IMAGINATION OF LEZHË OFFICIALS by MARASH MIRASHI … and so, it is not at all a coincidence that some of Lezhë’s mediocre officials know how to mock themselves so masterfully. Strangely, they find time in these untimely times and put on airs beside the memorial to our National Hero, which they have dubbed “OMONIA Square.” Just look at what altruistic inferior imagination! And they say that 70 percent of these officials have a thorough command of the Albanian language…