-Socialists seek to stir up social tensions for their own purposes. -”ZP,” in an unsigned article, calls the former owners “exhumed fossils” -The President signs a decree that rights one of the dictatorship’s greatest injustices, while... -After suppressing, robbing and persecuting people, Nano’s communists still have the nerve to attack their former victims. -Nano refuses to pay rent to the owner of the house The passage of the law on returning property to its rightful former owners, and its approval by the President, righted and resolved one of the greatest injustices and one of the gravest violations of fundamental rights committed by the communist dictatorship. But in addition to this, the passage of this law, just like the passage of the law on Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms, once again showed that those who continue to talk about European socialism, the market economy and human rights in a democracy in reality remain nothing but conservatives, communists in spirit and mind. Before the property law went to parliament, Socialist deputies and “ZP” talked as if they were more right-wing than “Bali of the DP.” They talked and “worried” about why the law granting property to former owners had not yet arrived (indeed, before leaving the chamber when the law was passed, S. Pellumbi even included the sentence “we are not against the return of property” among his lessons). But once the law arrived, their demagoguery was unearthed, and their bestial communist instincts (which some have by birth and others have acquired...) burst out, tearing off their masks in their fury until H. Milloshi’s face appears before everyone. That the communists are enraged by this law is shown by the pages of “ZP,” where, with the heartlessness and arrogance of a criminal, former owners are called “fossils exhumed after 47 years.” This is written by precisely those who buried them and imprisoned them after robbing them; those who killed them and forced them to pay for two metres of land for a grave on the very land they had stolen from them; those who still live today in their victims’ houses. This last point is certainly one of the strongest reasons explaining the Socialists’ reaction—the reaction of those who defend the rights of the underprivileged. Let us make this concrete with the case of PS chairman Nano. Nano lives in a villa seized from the Zeqja family by a military court ruling in May 1948. The members of that family were interned and sent to Shkoder with no address given. In ’53 they returned to Tirana, but not only were they not given back their home; after almost 20 years, in 1970, they finally managed to find shelter. Today, Nano and former Deputy Minister of the Interior Zef Loka live in the Zeqja house, and neither will agree to pay rent. Doesn’t this make “the dictatorship of the Meksi government” seem altogether too democratic? The Socialists hide behind the protests of the “free private entrepreneurs.” No law can ever fully accommodate everyone’s interests, but it must be said that this law establishes a certain balance between the former owners and the “free private entrepreneurs.” Let us not forget how, and who, became owners in Nano’s time and under the government of stability. Besides, free private entrepreneurs must also think logically. What right did they have to be given priority in acquiring shops? What will other Albanians, who have worked just as hard and perhaps earned much less than they have, receive? And what about the former owners, who, after all, receive under this law only the part of what is rightfully theirs that it is possible to return? “ZP” raises the alarm: “the war has begun...” [Text cut off at the top edge] the law that would grant property to former owners “S.Pellumbi, among his lessons, also slipped in others have acquired) burst out. At first, their departure from parliament seemed to be another blunder caused by this outburst of instinct, but the fact that they continue their communist propaganda in the press shows that the Socialists will remove their masks of democrats one by one until they reveal to us the witchlike face of the communists. After every passage of a democratic law, after every injustice that is put right, Nano will... [text cuts off] [Next column, text cut off at the top edge] and sent to Shkoder without any address. In ’53 they returned to Tirana, but they did not return to their home; only after nearly 20 years, in 1970, did they manage to find shelter. Today the two Zeqja brothers, having obtained ownership of the house under the law that gave formerly persecuted people priority in this right, went to the Nanos to draw up a rental agreement, but they received no answer. “F.Nano’s sister comes out and says: ‘Your father built this house with stolen money.’” Meanwhile, Fatos’s mother (Fatos himself has never appeared on the scene), speaking about the document that recognizes the Zeqja brothers’ ownership, said she would not give it up... [Next column, text cut off at the top edge] “ZP” sounded the alarm, “the cold war has begun,” but in reality it is they who, as always, playing with people’s interests, want to stir up a hot war in order to achieve their goal: creating chaos that could restore them to power after they had completely destroyed everything. To their misfortune and the good fortune of the Albanians, this will not happen, because democracy is not anarchy. The democratic government must make this clear to everyone. EDI PALOKA

The Turkish state news agency ANADOLI reports that Turkish President Turgut Ozal died at the age of 66 after suffering a sudden drop in blood pressure caused by cardiac and coronary insufficiency. Ozal underwent multiple bypass surgery in 1987, but had experienced no problems since then. Ozal was rushed to Ankara’s “Hacettepe” Medical University. Frequent and dangerous drops in blood pressure that morning caused him heart problems. The doctors were unable to save him. Ozal’s spokesman said the President’s illness may have been caused by fatigue. Ozal returned on Thursday from a two-week tour of Central Asia. Under the constitution, parliamentary speaker Husamettin Cindoruk will perform the duties of President until parliament elects Ozal’s successor. A two-thirds majority of the 450-member parliament is required to elect the President. * * * President Ozal was born in the province of Malatia on 13 October 1927. He graduated as an electrical engineer from Istanbul Technical University in 1950 and worked as an engineer for a number of state enterprises. During 1971, he worked as a World Bank adviser on industrial and mining projects. Although he underwent a triple operation and survived an assassination attempt in 1988, Ozal led the Turkish state as Prime Minister and as leader of the “Motherland” party until 1989. In November of that year, he was elected Turkey’s eighth President with the votes of his party, which held a majority in the 450-seat Turkish parliament. Ozal was a close and sincere friend of the Albanian people, as he also demonstrated during his recent visit to our country. Ozal leaves his wife and three adult children. Turgut Ozal helped create modern Turkey Turkish President Turgut Ozal, who died on Saturday of cardiac insufficiency, was a visionary politician who helped create modern Turkey through his market-economy policies and strong support for the West. Ozal is known internationally for his support of the US-led alliance in the 1991 war against the Iraqi occupiers in Kuwait. He left an indelible mark on Turkish politics, which he dominated from 1983, when he was first elected Prime Minister, after more than three years of military rule. Ozal’s package of austerity measures marked a turning point in the Turkish economy in the early 1980s. His liberalization policy led the country towards a free-market system. Ozal managed to secure election to the presidency of Turkey in parliament, where his “Motherland” party held a majority of the votes. He changed some of the taboos of Turkish politics. A typical example was the authorization of radio and television broadcasts in Kurdish. This move, considered heretical by many politicians at the time, has now become commonplace in the national debate about finding a lasting solution to the Kurdish issue. Ozal’s death leaves a gap in Turkish politics Turkish President Turgut Ozal attracted the world’s attention through his efforts to modernize Turkey. Analysts say that parliamentary speaker Husamettin Cindoruk, who has assumed the duties of acting President, is likely to be Ozal’s leading successor. Other possible candidates include Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel and his deputy, Erdal Inoncheh.

CONDOLENCE TELEGRAM ADDRESSED TO MR. HUSAMETTIN CINDORUK, ENTRUSTED WITH THE FUNCTIONS OF PRESIDENT OF TURKEY It was with deep sorrow that I learned of the sudden death of the President of the Republic of Turkey, His Excellency Mr. Turgut Ozal, this distinguished statesman of your country and a figure very well known throughout the world. Albania and the Albanian people will never forget this great friend of theirs, who did so much to strengthen the traditional brotherly friendship between our two peoples, cooperation between our two countries in every field, and the considerable assistance given during this period to the consolidation of democracy in Albania. The meetings I had with him, the very successful and fruitful visits he recently made to our country, and his contribution to peace and security in the Balkans and beyond will remain unforgettable. On this occasion, I express my deepest condolences for this great loss to you and to the brotherly Turkish people. Yours sincerely, SALI BERISHA President of the Republic of Albania TO THE MOTHERLAND PARTY We share your sorrow at the untimely death of the President of Turkey, Mr. Turgut Ozal. Mr. Ozal will be remembered with respect and gratitude by the Albanian people. We once again express our sincere condolences. ALBANIAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY

-After V.Ahmeti, which PS leader is next?- The communist press is utterly determined to defend the deeds of the communist pyramid by communist methods. The Socialist parliamentarians who opposed the law on human rights and property rights, going so far as to boycott parliament, seem to have urged the journalists at ZP to abandon every moral, political and professional standard. Thus the newspaper writes in a theatrical tone: “The DP and its government in a whirlpool of scandals.” A string of words assembled with political and human shamelessness. What stands out most is the PS’s persistent determination to defend corruption and the last communist prime minister, Wilson Ahmeti. The dollar scandal, involving an illegal and compromising disbursement by Arsidi, is now well known. Although the press, the government, the judicial authorities, parliament and the President himself became involved at the beginning in the manipulated investigations conducted by Arsidi, Ahmeti and company, PS and ZP figures do not want to investigate. The very tip of the communist pyramid... ...its corrupt figures, Nano, Korbeci, Çuçi and their associates. Fear that the truth will come out—which even the Italian press has written about—has forced corrupt Albanian Socialists to defend themselves, an aim they seek to achieve through diabolical attacks. Thus the PS, through its press, for the third time, shamelessly, deceitfully and with electoral demagoguery, insinuates that responsibility is being shifted from Ahmeti and the PS to the DP. In this disgraceful and deliberate undertaking, the conservative Socialists do not even spare the environment in which they spread insinuations about the President of the Republic. There is only one explanation for this: it is the President of the Republic himself who has insisted that the truth be brought to light and the guilty parties brought to justice. No one else is to blame for Wilson Ahmeti issuing signatures and authorizations contrary to the law for profit. No one else is to blame for F.Nano, Sh.Korbeci and others being accused by the Italian press, with evidence, of links to the Italian mafia, state corruption and violations of the Constitution. The fact is a fact, written down and with... PS, why are their Italian counterparts now among the accused, including PSSH membership card No. 3, none other than Betino Kraksi? Is the DP and its government itself to blame because the signature on the illegal documents is Wilson Ahmeti’s and those of its members? “ZP” raises suspicions about American aid granted to the DP during the 22 March election campaign! This is no coincidence. Socialist deputies, following the changes at Shtypin e Bardhe, are doing everything possible to damage the good relations between the PDSH and American democracy, sparing neither slander nor intrigue against the American ambassador in Tirana, claiming that he was an active figure in the 22 March election campaign. But just as their adventure against the ambassador is known to have been a bluff, so too their deliberate ignorance is exposed on a grand scale when they insinuate links between American aid given to the DP on 22 March and N.Arsidi’s dollar scandal. At the time V.Ahmeti himself was Prime Minister and knew the truth very well, but the thief has come out shouting, “Catch the thief!” In the newspaper “ZP” there is an abundance of announcements... ...of explanations for coming issues, where their arguments—under the labels “it is said,” “people are saying,” and so on—will not be lacking. The DP would call itself corrupt if Ahmeti had been a Prime Minister appointed by it, but in this case, since the former communist Prime Minister was appointed by the PS, it is self-evident that if there is a corrupt party (and there are such parties) in Albania, it is the PS, whose members have speculated through the companies “Levante Co,” “Iliria Holllding,” and others. The Albanian justice system is persistent in its work and deserves public congratulations for it. It is no small thing to uncover the scandals of a Prime Minister. And imagine what dramas, speculative schemes and mafia operations were being played out in the institutions of a corrupt state dominated by the communist caste, whose own Prime Minister was corrupt. This is precisely what the justice system must uncover. This is precisely what the Socialists fear, and so they abandon the logic of facts and put forward the hypotheses of mentally ill people, presenting their corrupt figures as holy angels. BUJAR LEZHA

The President of the Republic, Mr. Sali Berisha, also expresses his condolences Yesterday morning, following the death of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Turgut Ozal, numerous people came to offer condolences at the Turkish Embassy in Tirana. The President of the Republic, Mr. Sali Berisha, also came to express his condolences. On behalf of the DP, condolences were conveyed by its vice-chairman, Mr. Ali Spahia. Our government officials, representatives of other political forces, members of parliament, representatives of religious communities, the diplomatic corps accredited in Tirana, and others also expressed their condolences. Visits to the embassy to offer condolences will continue today and tomorrow as well. “RD” CORRESPONDENT

“ZP” and Mr. Noti together announced yesterday a general strike by the new owners. They announced it and swore to it! But it seems that people no longer pay any attention to “ZP.” So the declarations and pledges of a general strike went the way of a bucket of water. The new owners were not much affected by them, nor were they moved to tears. They preferred profit, not closed doors. In fact, the doors opened wide on both sides. At the very least, “ZP” should have warned the lady you can see on the first floor of the newspaper’s building. If this lady had read “ZP” and believed it, she might have decided to stop selling yesterday and join the strike—not a general one, perhaps, but at least a solitary one, as a show of solidarity with “ZP” and Mr. Zati (Orjako) Noti. THE OBSERVER