Letter sent to Clinton before meeting with Berisha Courts remain a tool of the state, press freedom is restricted, police violence continues The Human Rights Watch report, the American human rights organization sent to President Clinton As we are informed, a letter sent by Human Rights Watch Helsinki, the renowned American organization for the protection of human rights, comes before the Clinton-Berisha meeting. In this letter, the chairman of Human Rights Watch informs President Clinton about the human rights problems that exist in Albania. In a few lines, information is also given on the independence of the courts and the attack on Brozi, on freedom of the press and police violence. In addition to other information on Albania, this short report from the American organization for the protection of human rights has also reached Clinton’s desk, and naturally it did not go unnoticed by the American president. page 3 File card of the Human Rights Watch letter and a cartoon with the inscriptions “Court”, “Press”.

The 53rd anniversary of the Peza Conference is celebrated by the opposition Namik Dokle gives this assessment of 16 September: “For the SP, heroic Peza represents the beginning of the National Anti-Fascist Liberation War. Myslym Peza created the first partisan unit, even before De Gaulle, but while De Gaulle’s words against fascism are written in large letters on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Berisha dug up Myslym Peza at night from the martyrs’ cemetery”. page 3

The 19-year-old soldier is in prison for raping a 9-year-old girl VLORË - The military court of Vlora has sentenced 19-year-old E.H. to 20 years in prison, accused of the crime of sexual intercourse by violence against a minor. The rape of the 9-year-old minor took place at the beginning of May, causing a shocking effect among citizens. Based on the results of the investigative file, the military prosecutor gave this picture of the circumstances of the event. “In the middle of the day on 4 May, 19-year-old E.H., a soldier in a military unit in Vlora, first lured the 9-year-old with childish words, then drew her up to the terrace of an apartment building where he committed the violent act...” It was the child’s parents who took her to the obstetric-gynecological hospital, where the forensic medical examination found marked physical injuries caused by the violent act, and at the same time the criminal police were mobilized and after a few days traced the aggressor. After difficult investigative work, also because of the need to confront two completely opposite sexes as well as collect other data, the charge was completed for the 19-year-old soldier, who after the medical examination was considered mentally responsible.” “Generally the court does not comment on its decisions,” said the chairman of the trial panel, Mr. A. Hysi, after the verdict was delivered, “but for such an offense an exception can be made,” he adds. The court issued a harsh ruling, that is, the maximum prescribed by law, said Mr. Hysi. The victim had not only physical injuries but also very severe psychological trauma. Precisely in order not to cause another psychological shock to the minor, the practice of holding the trial without the presence of the victim was applied,” concludes Mr. Hysi. SINAN HIBRO

Regarding Berisha’s visit to the US - Politicians speak Views of opposition leaders, Hajdaraga, Gjinushi, Imami, Kalakulla page 7

Arben Lika speaks after the Parliament stripped him of his mandate page 2

Everything about the football championship only a few hours after it ends Why Viali left the Italian national team, Del Piero tells the Dortmund adventure, comments on all Champions League matches, Saturday results in the German, English and French championships, as well as commentary on the European volleyball championship final

“Gruppo DIANBOILER” Italy Hydraulic materials Has changed address, from Qyteti Studenti it has moved to the trade warehouses near the refrigerator.