Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi exposes the political bluff of the far left "There was no attack, no siege of the Court of Cassation" Yesterday Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi gave an interpellation in the People's Assembly. Questions from the PS parliamentary group and answers from the Prime Minister 1. Who ordered the police forces to surround the Court of Cassation and for some of them to enter the premises by force? Mr. MEKSI: The Court of Cassation was not turned into a police fortress, but there can be no question of such orders. There were no other forces there apart from those of the Ministry of Interior, assigned as before, in accordance with Law no. 7750, “On the police of objects,” which, together with the decision declaring the Court of Cassation a site of special importance, defines the manner of protection. It was not guarded by two shifts of guards, as was the request of the former president of the Court of Cassation, Mr. Brozi. 2. Was the Minister of Public Order aware of this event? If not, who gave the operational orders? Mr. MEKSI: The Minister of the Interior learned what had happened after it was reported. The visit of the deputy minister was made at the request of Mr. Brozi himself. After Krenar Hajdari objected to the policeman, Mr. Zef Brozi intervened, ordering the police to stop, and the policeman, in fact, his guard, even hit that policeman who was on duty. A minibus from that neighborhood passed there and moved away the curious passersby and others who were present in some “crowd.” No one has been beaten, detained, or arrested. 3. What was the role of SHIK in this event and by whom was it ordered? Mr. MEKSI: SHIK had no role whatsoever in this event. 4. Why was this police operation carried out only 6 days before the plenum announced by the Court of Cassation in the Nano case? Mr. MEKSI: The police detained Mrs. Hajdembri based on the Minister of Justice’s decision that removed 3 employees from their jobs one day earlier, and it has no direct connection to Mr. Brozi’s decision for the Plenum meeting, because for us it was clear that he (Continues on page 3) Yesterday Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi gave an interpellation in the People's Assembly.

The Military Penal Code was approved, and a question session was held with Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi Yesterday in the People's Assembly The Military Penal Code was approved, and a question session was held with Prime Minister Aleksandër Meksi The People's Assembly yesterday in plenary session approved the Military Penal Code. This code fully reflects the military criminal offenses committed by soldiers in peacetime and wartime. The approval of this code is of particular importance because it provides the legal regulation of military criminal law, based on the Military Penal Codes of the USA, Italy, Switzerland, etc., and is also based on the requirements of the Conventions and other international acts related to this issue. This Code reflects very well the provisions that sanction the scope of application of military criminal law. It also includes provisions for the subjects who are responsible for the criminal offenses provided for in this code, with appropriate explanations of who is considered a soldier and the persons who are responsible under the criminal law (Continues on page 3)

Speech by Mr. Ali Spahia before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Albania calls for the deployment of United Nations troops in Kosovo and its demilitarization, while supporting talks and sanctions against Belgrade through the search for a sustainable solution to the Kosovo issue The Kosovo issue must be a fundamental element Albania calls for the deployment of United Nations troops in Kosovo and its demilitarization, while supporting talks and sanctions against Belgrade through the search for a sustainable solution to the Kosovo issue - The situation in Kosovo must be addressed within the framework of the Contact Group plan - Dialogue must begin between the official representatives of Kosovo and the authorities in Belgrade in the presence of a third party The Yugoslav crisis and recent developments have shown that for the sake of security, in the name of defending important old democratic principles, there should be no hesitation in using force against the occupiers in order to paralyze the war machine. Albania has always supported the active intervention of the international community, the NATO ultimatum and air strikes as an effective means of bringing the Serbs to the negotiating table and achieving an overall solution in the region, including the resolution of the Kosovo issue. We have supported the Croat-Bosnian Federation as an appropriate path to peace. We have supported the Contact Group plan for a sustainable peace, but we also believe that the territorial integrity and borders of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent state must be guaranteed. We are against recognition of ethnic cleansing and demographic changes. All refugees must return to their homes. We are in favor of condemning at the International Court in The Hague, specially established, war criminals who have committed heinous crimes. They must answer for their crimes before the world’s justice. Last but not least, all elements of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia must be included in the negotiating program, in which the Kosovo issue must be a fundamental element. Preventing conflict in Kosovo and beyond has always been one of the main topics of Albanian foreign policy. Albania has repeatedly raised concerns regarding the Albanian population of Kosovo and the real plans of the Serbs, which have also been addressed in a number of reports by representative personalities of non-governmental organizations and intervening missions that have visited the area. The report by Mr. Tadeusz Mazowiecki, special rapporteur of the United Nations Human Rights Commission on the situation of human rights in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, focuses on the beginning of ethnic cleansing in Kosovo. The real aim of the Serbs (Continues on page 2)

Albania, Romania, Slovenia under NATO's air umbrella Sinaia, 28 September, Reuters: Roxana Dhaskaly writes: NATO today drew Romania, Slovenia and Albania closer into its growing cooperation by signing an agreement to harmonize civilian and military standards in airspace. After the agreement, the air traffic control and airspace extension of members and new members will be aligned with NATO standards and with the common standard for Eastern European member states. Air force and transport officials signed a joint declaration with U.S. defense officials and officials of the Federal Aviation Administration, defining areas of cooperation in the military and civilian management of airspace. The agreement on radar data distribution and the exchange of information on air approaches was signed at the end of a three-day meeting of 11 nations at the Sinaia mountain resort, near the capital Bucharest. At the signing of the declaration, we will face a concern of networks, we will spend our peoples on financial means to build regional cooperation in air traffic control that aims at achieving interoperability with NATO, General Jon Sandulesku, chief of staff of the Romanian air force and air defense force, told journalists.

Palestine - Israel Rabin, Arafat sign historic agreement for the West Bank Washington, 28 September, Reuters - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat, in the presence of President Clinton and other personalities, signed an agreement yesterday at the White House concerning the establishment of Palestinian self-government in most of the West Bank.

"Gazeta Shqiptare" compromises its “mission” MENTOR SHEHU The visit to Albania of the President of the Italian National Alliance Party, Mr. Gianfranko Fini, was the political event of the day for two days. This visit marks a new stage for the future many-sided relations between the two countries, Albania and Italy, because Fini is the president of an Italian party that represents 18% of the deputies in the Italian Parliament, and this is very significant for the weight this figure has today in Italian politics. And despite all this, “Gazeta Shqiptare” almost ignores his visit and, moreover, his declarations regarding some new positions on several important problems. On 26 September this newspaper only gives a notice somewhere at the bottom of the front page in the news item that says: “Today Fini of the Italian National Alliance”. Whereas on 27 September, from the ass and the same page layout of the notice, absolutely the meeting Berisha - Fini challenges the Italian tendentious politician by focusing attention on Skënder Gjinushi of the PSD, about whom Fini said that he may be called a “comrade” but not a “friend.” Thus Bollino preferred Gjinushi over Fini. The paradox occurs on Thursday, 28 September, when “Gazeta Shqiptare” does not reflect any of the second impressions from the meetings of the President of the Italian National Alliance in Tirana. For this newspaper, much more important is the conclusion of a rather artificial process of Fini’s declaration: “The present Albanian democratic reality, along with its surprising achievements, should be made known to Italian public opinion.” Or, for the newspaper, is the very important gift? of the party Cheka? than Fini’s declaration: “A PS victory would move Albania away from Europe.” But even more, Bollino does not like the goodwill and commitment Fini promised for a positive solution to the emigration of Albanians in Italy, newsworthy without violating Italian law. Even so, Bollino does not like Fini’s statement when he said that “Albanians should be treated differently” because a state solution to Albanian emigration in Italy upsets the plans and (Continues on page 3)

PS like PP - E unacceptable for Western democracies “ZP”: “Somewhere there appeared an American congressman who spoke about the danger of a return of communism... then a German was found too... and recently the neo-fascist Fini...” Will boss Ruçi react against the lackey Agapi?! One of the Nazarkos reveals the reason for the rebellion of the “rebel journalists” PS, as in the whole country, is also in Gramsh unreformable and unable to lead “When you go for wood, you may come back even with chips” p.4 Interview with Mr. Qamil Lyrzai chairman of the PD branch in Skrapar p.8

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The people of Tepelenë testify about Gramoz Ruçi Letter to the editorial office Do you remember me, comrade Ruçi...? I worked as a teacher in my village, Kute, and like most Albanians I was clear that communism was fading away. When the dictatorship was already having its bones broken, I was arrested (October 1990) In August 1990 I went to a village in Tepelenë, to a friend of mine. In my friend's (?) hands I had a photograph of Enver and I could not stay silent. I told him, why do you keep the portrait of the bloodsucker? Gramoz Ruçi at that time, secretary of the Tepelenë Party Committee, would mention my act at every more important meeting. “We will hang her.” That was enough and I ended up in a cell. The black article no. 55 on agitation and propaganda was the stick, but we had been left on our feet under 118. “High dedication was shown in my case by the investigator Durim Berdini. Fortunately, the year 1991 was approaching and I was only handcuffed in the communist prisons, while Gramoz Ruçi was leading the PS. DLAVER MURATI Chairman of the PD section in Kute, Mallakastër In his discussion of the anti-genocide law held in the plenary session, comrade Gramoz Ruçi not only opposed it by using epithets that were more than absurd, but with his same arrogance and conceit he declared that this law is not concerned with punishing the so-called genocide during the dictatorship, but with eliminating the most active politicians of the PS; but let any Tepelenë man come forward, says this comrade, and tell us whom Gramoz Ruçi has harmed. To learn the truth about comrade Gramoz, and quite rightly, he is a bold political trickster who, through bold deceptive actions, exerts psychological pressure on his opponents to create confusion in his actions. These actions of comrade Gramoz, a political gambler, play well into political battles within his own party. Outside these walls, they are nothing but outbursts of the final convulsions of a failed politician. But since comrade Gramoz Ruçi called on the people of Tepelenë to side with him, in order to defend him from the “accusations,” we went to Tepelenë to gather the impressions of the people of Tepelenë about this figure of a man who, it is said, has never stepped on a fly, let alone insulted or mistreated his fellow villagers when he was first secretary of the Party of Labour committee. What can we say about this comrade from Tepelenë? But I would ask him whether Gramoz Ruçi ever thinks of Tepelenë. A good person has a sense of decency; night is for evil deeds, he concludes the conversation. Another person from Tepelenë: A first-secretary of the party like Gramoz Ruçi, who knew the Party from the inside and began at the Directorate of Internal Affairs, with the district prosecutor, the court president and the head of investigations, had to have the proletariat of Tepelenë working like a clock. And for that he has Gramoz's main merit. Gramoz Ruçi, may the seed of this kind of communist perish, says a gray-haired man, why do you even bring up this...? And he tells: “The churches and mosques in Tepelenë will only be opened when we open the graves of our children. We will be more honored before history with the graves of our children than with the opening of churches and mosques.” That is what Gramoz said in 1990 when Ramiz Alia said that we could open churches and mosques now. And even if he has not changed, I do not believe it, concludes the gray-haired man with furrows on his forehead. 18 right-wing Tepelenë people who also forget about Gramoz Ruçi. We will hunt politically for them, because at the feast of 27 November the people of Tepelenë dared to joke and laugh. It was Gramoz Ruçi who spurred persistence in 1989 with the accusation that they had deliberately disturbed the peace of the celebration. In 1987 it was Gramoz Ruçi who, in order to exert psychological pressure in the worsening of the class struggle, carried out the public denunciation of the families Lolaj, Kalemaj, Nuraj in Memaliaj as declassed families. By order of Gramoz Ruçi, in 1990 four young men from Tepelenë were sentenced for attempted escape. In the same year, at the meeting with the intellectuals of Tepelenë, after declaring hatred for PDSh and also for its people, he says that Ismail Kadare is Esat Pash Toptani, disparages and from the hunter would he (Continues on page 2)