Ahmeti and Nano trials will fully examine his main characters and the contingent that follows them. The fertile fantasy of socialist servants can find no way or means to cover up socialist corruption, to exonerate and save the wagon from scandal and shame. Absurd and failed adventure of the nanosists to leave their “bastard child”, Arsidi, at the door of PD. AHMETI AND NANO TRIALS WILL FULLY EXAMINE HIS MAIN CHARACTERS AND THE CONTINGENT THAT FOLLOWS THEM. The fertile fantasy of socialist servants can find no way or means to cover up socialist corruption, to exonerate and save the wagon from scandal and shame. PRESIDENT OF LEVANTE CO ADMIITS PERSONAL LINKS WITH F. NANO - Some statements by Mr. Xupepornia, made during yesterday’s illogical Fridays, naturally raise the need for further clarification. At the very least, the public is left without a full understanding of how it is possible for figures such as Fatos Nano, Bashkim Gazidede and others to be linked at so many points of contact in an affair of such major economic and political dimensions. The financial transaction that has been discussed has brought visible political consequences. On the pages of this newspaper, documents, statements, and positions have been made public showing that Mr. Arsidi is not merely a peripheral name, but a connecting link between certain interests and influential people. In this context, the statement that the president of Levante Co admits personal links with F. Nano cannot be brushed aside. This admission adds to public suspicion and places the matter on another level. We are not dealing only with an ordinary political debate, but with an attempt to channel responsibility in the wrong direction, as if the Democratic Party were supposed to carry on its shoulders a political and financial “bastard child” that is not its own. This propaganda adventure is doomed from the start. The attempt to change the address of responsibility does not alter the substance of the facts. The personal links, meetings, communications, and shared interests that are coming to light make the case even more serious. According to this article, the Ahmeti and Nano trials will fully examine the main characters and the contingent that follows them. This means that not only the direct actors, but also supporters, intermediaries, and political spokespeople may find themselves confronted with facts that until yesterday they tried to relativize. The public expects justice not to remain at the level of statements, but to penetrate the core of this absurd and failed adventure. In the end, it remains clear that propaganda cannot save corruption from its own shame. Even the most fertile fantasy of socialist servants cannot cover up the scandal, nor save the wagon loaded with responsibility that is being dragged behind this story.

Which of his metals weigh more? Will he answer for this too? From reliable sources of information, we have been informed that on Thursday 12.8.1993, during the morning hours, a white “Gaz” vehicle with a Tirana license plate entered the Directorate of the State Archive, transporting four employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs accompanied by a civilian, who according to employees of that directorate had never appeared in the register of persons entering and leaving this office. This information has been confirmed by two employees of this directorate, provided that their names are not published. According to them, the civilian entered the directorate building without presenting an identity document and, after becoming familiar with the internal premises, headed toward the sector where the files of the former State Security are kept. There, according to the testimony of the same employees, he asked about files with specific names, mainly people from the world of culture and art. Two archivists of this directorate were questioned, and they stated that part of the cards had been moved without a written order and without the preparation of the relevant report. Our sources emphasize that this is not the first time that people linked to the structures of the former Ministry of Internal Affairs have entered this institution, behaving as masters of the archives rather than as citizens equal before the law. If this is true, then the matter takes on extremely serious dimensions. The State Archive is a public institution and not anyone’s private property. No one has the right to take, move, or inspect files according to the political interests of the day. If the person who entered the archive was sent by particular segments of the police or some other structure of the administration, then we are dealing with an open scandal, with legal and moral consequences. Moreover, we remind readers that Gramoz Ruçi, as one of the best-known figures of the old apparatus, bears political and moral responsibility for the climate of fear and control that weighed on Albanian citizens. This makes any information related to interventions in the archives even more alarming, because any attempt to select, hide, or use materials from the former State Security for today’s political interests would be an unacceptable act. We ask the question: which of his metals weigh more? Those of the inquisitor of people, or those of the one who does not give up control over files and archives? The public has the right to know what happened at the Directorate of the State Archive and who is responsible for the unlawful entry of unauthorized persons. If the competent bodies remain silent, that silence will turn into complicity. A full investigation, transparency, and a public response are required. Archives cannot be treated as the property of former officials, but as a state asset and part of the national memory. (To be continued on page 5)

The condemnable[?] decision was delayed by S[?]afem Arsidi[?] after 2 different turns (Arsidi) We do not[?] express any[?] decision of his[?] with other people[?]. Asid[?], strange as it may seem, is the defendant and not the judge of the case. For more than 3 months, the Tirana District Court has delayed a decision on a file related to the transfer of documents, while the parties have waited without receiving a final answer. According to this article, this decision has been postponed inexplicably and has created serious doubts about the way the case is being handled. If there were two different turns, then this must be clarified publicly. The public must be told clearly who decided, on what basis, and why months have been consumed without a proper procedural ending. The fact that the defendant behaves as if he were the arbiter of the case and not its subject, according to the article, makes the situation even more serious. This behavior is considered a sign of illegitimate influence and of a climate in which procedural roles are being dangerously confused.

- Some statements by Mr. Xupepornia, made during yesterday’s illogical Fridays, naturally raise the need for further clarification, especially the issue of Mr. Arsidi’s relationship with that same person and with his corrupt center. At the very least, the public is left unclear as to how such a figure can appear so freely in such delicate circumstances. This raises strong suspicions of long-standing links and shared interests that go beyond the matter of a casual acquaintance. If the president of Levante Co admits personal links with F. Nano, then this takes on particular political and moral weight. The admission itself is an indication that we are dealing with a relationship that touches the very core of the public debate about corruption, responsibilities, and the attempt to manipulate public perception. This statement helps no one; on the contrary, it increases the need for matters to be clarified to the end, with documents, testimony, and clear answers.

The president of Levante srl declares that the socialists seem interested in exerting open mass pressure and that the legal truth is something completely different. The 5 accusations launched against me regarding “Nusco”, the same one I always advertised, were enough to stop the gossip against me. The accusations made against me were nothing more than attempts to divert attention from the core of the problem and to construct a false story. I had gone with the concession vehicle to meet a person and not to exert pressure on institutions. My words have been taken out of context and used according to the interests of those who want to manipulate public opinion. In this way, anyone can play with words as they wish. The legal truth, however, is different. The documents and procedural circumstances do not support the version that the socialists are trying to impose. My defense will be based on facts and not on distorted interpretations. I have no reason to accept insinuations that aim to portray me as a link in an illegal scheme. I remain at the disposal of justice and am convinced that a full clarification will bring out the manipulations made so far.