18/11/1993
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Koha Jonë

18 November 1993

268 luxury cars bought with the people’s money for senior officials of the PD Government.

- More than 1 million 442 thousand US dollars to buy just 108 cars. How much might the rest have cost? - The World Bank grants Albania a 40-year loan, while today’s rulers, whose term has another 2 years and 4 months to run, are buying luxury cars. Albania will need years to pay off the democrats’ cars. BLERIM ÇELA, this time with exact figures in parliament Yesterday at 10:00, the plenary session was held, with an interpellation with the Chairman of the State Audit Commission, Mr. Blerim Çela, on its agenda. The question session had been requested by MPs: Arben Imami, Perikli Teta, Gramoz Pashko, Teodor Keko, Ridvan Peshkëpia, Gaqo Apostoli, Arben Meçaj, Marash Ib raj, Gjergji Rakaj, Kol Tonaj, Teodor Laço, Leontiev Çuçi, Palakaj? [Palakaj], Milo, Ndre Legisi, Pandeli Majko, Moikom Zeqo, etc. Regarding the inspection carried out by the State Audit Service into the purchase of vehicles, Mr. Çela explained that: A total of 108 passenger cars of various types were purchased, as follows: - A total of 55 passenger cars were purchased with the World Bank loan, valued at 1 million 182 thousand 370 dollars. The World Bank loan has a repayment term of 40 years, an interest rate of 0.75 percent, and the instalment of the (Continued on page 3)

TEODOR KEKO addresses BLERIM ÇELA:

“You should take our Minister of Health to court, who spends more than 65 thousand dollars to replace... You should prosecute the entire Council of Ministers... The State Audit is a ‘Concorde’ aircraft that is actually used to transport manure” (Read on page 3)