13/05/1997
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Koha Jonë

13 May 1997

PS: We chose with the hammer and the fist

Tirana Court acquits Gramoz Ruçi; the lawyers: "For 2 April we choose Hoxha and Grazhdan"[?] Page 3 The Tirana Court acquits Gramoz Ruçi. Lawyers: "For 2 April we choose Hoxha and Grazhdan"[?] The "small" omissions When more work is sought to be justified by the killing of the bodyguards of one’s own political opponent, then the serious suspicion arises that this man’s fall from politics is only a matter of time. Sali Berisha has a long familiarity with politics and, consequently, a very clear understanding of its dangers. Installed with the help of Berisha’s and the Americans’ political generating force, and also on the assumption that he controlled the police while communism was being cast off, and that the genius, the opposition, the committee, was tempting him with "victory", the head of state was not drunk, because the challenges had come from the left. The PD and power, one could say, were strong and inspired. But not for a system and a man whose public orientation is human force and harsh events, always disregarding the suffering of others. The absurd spectacle we watched on Sunday with our own eyes, with the idiotic production of the sort "these are the killers of Azem Hajdari" will not endanger anyone alone. At most, a part of the SHIK headquarters with posters, and nothing less, will once again bring, for the umpteenth time, the patience and composure of Albanian citizens under the nose of Berisha. In fact, the champion of this job could be on the other side. Why is Berisha today interested in finding the "killers" of the leader of December, precisely on 20 February, when Albania was being threatened with collapse, in the wake of an open door to violence, in order to reconcile an action intended not only to condition but also to agitate and propagandistically support his regime? Berisha was indeed a worthy expression, one that is used very well even when the other kills you a second time; if he did not react and remained stoic, then he is in a tragic scene. And Berisha will be able to turn the 2 April killings into an initial frenzy if necessary. Otherwise, remember that that case is his file, since no line of reasoning is such as not to awaken serious doubts. When, in the middle of this revanchist and disgusting climate, the police call for scandalous self-justice in the Albanian telecommunications sector, the law-enforcement bodies once again lose even that thread of trust among normal citizens who still need and want to respect the rule of law. Especially when we are all witnesses to central hypocrisy. Berisha remembers SHIK when it serves him, while appearing in public "surprised" that this institution has killed people. Tightly and closely bound to his own instrument of violence, it was he himself and his system that fed SHIK with money and privileges, turning it into a guardian by night and by day into that not-so-small force of statements. Of course, Berisha was more successful than the only one who at least once did not treat SHIK as an instrument of power. Even if he were interested, he could not expect from a body that the prime minister and a president like him would deny, through posters, that SHIK was capable of absurdities. This institution could not then become minister of justice, much less an investigator or judge. We know that the chief prosecutor of Tirana does not consider it "competent" to take decisions. But the question is for all Albanians: what do they want to prove and who are those chosen to investigate? What is certain is that the first is Berisha, not the police. Nothing and no one needs to find the "killers" of Azem Hajdari as much as to understand who uses his memory for the purpose of belated propaganda. If this is not an attempt to frighten people and strike the people and the opposition with clubs and hammers, then what is it? Berisha: I will win by a landslide Photo G. Skhullaku President Berisha demonstrating a scene to Albanians to show that it was he who told them the truth about the elections

Photo G. Skhullaku President Berisha demonstrating a scene to Albanians to show that it was he who told them the truth about the elections

"Vanjcka" contract: the electoral law does not fit with parliament

"Vanjcka" contract The electoral law does not fit with parliament Read page 4 The PSHA envoy, forecasts and it should not be corrected by setting up a government of political stabilization. As can be seen, the central government should have a broad base, supported by all parliamentary forces of major interest. This parliament, crippled by the political spectrum, should, as it was born, have ended with the Right and not have definitively closed such an initiative. Parliament as a parliament contrived with doubts as to its very spirit. With this position of the USA, free zones for everyone would certainly be more reasonable than the condition of the Right. Tirana today, with a crippled parliament, is a clear indicator of the role. Elections must be held under the administration of the stability government. In this case, the whole formula of such a calculation being used to "divide" Albania between North and South and further to focus the conflict into a democratic-type contest between anti-Berisha and pro-Berisha forces is harmful. Such a natural being would respect not party politicians. In other words, the only solution the USA gives today is early elections at a time when no one has yet secured peace and security. Those who today are excluding the suspicion that Berisha and the president of the republic cannot have an active role in the electoral process are either doing so out of political negligence, or not, and they should be removed from him and from this role. The USA, moreover, which maintains its commitment to free and fair elections not limited to slogans, should urgently ask the central government to do everything possible to restore order and law. The issue of the coalition with the Right is weighing more and more heavily in American circles, and not without reason. Otherwise it will be the greatest failure of this government, if not also of US policy in Albania. Because turning a blind eye to the tendency toward domination by certain forces under the guise of American administration would have consequences for the future just as serious as yesterday’s violent coalition government. And it was clear that elections and their legitimacy cannot be placed at the foundation of an order that does not provide citizens with all the necessary levels of protection. I. Al.

Draft law on RTV Electronic media, is finally released

Photo G. Skhullaku Draft law on RTV Electronic media, is finally released Read page 13 In the new draft law on electronic media, drawn up as recommended by experts from the Council of Europe and discussed during the last week, it was proposed to establish a public radio and television body, which would be the successor to an institution called Albanian RTV and to have two independent controllers for frequencies and licenses. According to the latest version, submitted to the Parliament of Albania for discussion, there seems to be an intermediate solution. The administrative council and the general director of public radio and television would be appointed by parliament for a six-year term. This would make it possible that if the parliamentary majority changed during that period, the appointee would not be affected. "This is a middle solution that preserves the independence of the person who heads public radio and television and at the same time holds the legislative power accountable," the experts of the Council of Europe who worked on this project say. After this situation, the reference to an "executive council" empowered to dismiss the general administrator and the members of the administrative council was removed from the draft. According to the experts, the changes made to the draft law have softened one of the points that had been considered sharp and highly debated in previous versions. Borsha.

Kalamuço, Sought asylum in the USA

"Kalamuço, Sought asylum in the USA Pankisi stimulates her as being "confused by the regime of Berisha"

From "fugitive" to PD deputy

Kalamuço, sought asylum in the USA Read on page 4 According to close information, the family member[?] could be Mrs. Kalamuço, declared a victim by SHIK or more clearly, according to published sources, a woman who would follow up with contributions in Friday’s newspapers. She is now on the winning list of candidates, which may end up in parliament. In many capitals this news was seen as a clear sign that in Albania many are trying to use the status of being persecuted as a springboard for a political career. According to reports released so far, Mrs. Kalamuço has benefited from such status, while reports also say she has sought refuge in the USA. Now her name appears on the PD candidate list for parliament. A. J.