The time has come for justice to speak Hekuran Isai's order on the criteria for drafting the "Lists of terror" The time has come for justice to speak Hekuran Isai's order on the criteria for drafting the “Lists of terror” EDI PLAKA In fact, to uncover the pages of Albanian genocide during the communist period, on the broadest scale of evidence, facts and documents, and to make justice guilty, even though the crimes were committed 45 years ago, is not only a moral duty but also a legal one. It was enough to see with your own eyes and clearly understand how closely the evidence of the death figures of citizens and prisoners under the communist regime was tied to the concealment of their traces and to the deliberate, cold criminality of the state. The former secretary of the Central Committee of the PPSH for the political dead in Albania and Albania's current prime minister Fatos Nano, as well as the former Minister of the Interior Hekuran Isai, know very well why the death lists were made. Such was the organization of the death of the former political prisoner Havzi Nela and hundreds of other innocent citizens. It was necessary to quickly fabricate and destroy the evidence. That was the way crimes were erased and hidden. At the end of June 1988, the command of the camp-prison of Shkodra sent to the Branch of Internal Affairs of the district the nominal list, according to which there were 552 deaths there during the serving of sentences by prisoners from 1944 to 1988. The list bore protocol no. 159. According to it, the dead prisoners numbered 552 and not 573 as had been sent for this purpose by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This difference in figures meant that somewhere 21 people were hidden. To do this, the names had to be manipulated. Why? To conceal specific crimes committed against specific people. In the pages belonging to the list, the purpose of its “correction” is made very clear. According to the commissariat correspondence, the order to prepare the nominal death lists was given by the Minister of Internal Affairs Hekuran Isai. These lists were summaries of the victims of the political regime during the period 1944-1988. They were sent to all branches of internal affairs according to the minister's order no. 0214 dated 9.6.1988. The order required that the list be sent to the Ministry by 20.6.1988. The order emphasized that the data had to be “accurate and as complete as possible” and “on the basis of archival documentation and the master register.” In cases where documentation was missing, it was ordered that “civil status registers and data from witnesses, service personnel, operative staff, doctors, etc. should be used.” But at the end of the instruction came the essence: “the lists are to be drawn up according to the model sent together with the letter.” Precisely this model has criminal value, because it deliberately omits the real cause of death, the exact place, the responsible person and the circumstances. Only the name, patronymic, birthplace, year of birth, date of arrest, date of sentence and date of death are requested. So the essence of the order is the concealment of state crime. The evidence was requested not to bring the truth to light, but to lock it into a bureaucratic table without authors or responsibility. This is the essence of the “lists of terror.” They were not made to honor victims, but to arrange alibis. And today, when the documents exist, justice has no more alibi for silence. (To be continued on page 2) FORMER SECRETARY OF THE PPSH PARTY, RAMIZ ALIA, AND FORMER MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR HEKURAN ISAI

From the joint press conference of the President of the Republic Sali Berisha and the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr. Mohamed The “NUPROP” agency, with which this agreement was concluded, aims to raise work in the field of oil exploration and production to a much higher level. The agreement, which is certainly of particular importance, will make it possible to include a number of untapped or insufficiently studied blocks. This interest of theirs has led to the signing of a memorandum of understanding to undertake studies on structures and at various points in Albania. At the center of the talks between President Sali Berisha and the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahatir Mohamed, were issues of political, economic and cultural cooperation. President Berisha, speaking after the talks, said that relations with Malaysia have seen positive development, in line with the marked growth of mutual interest. He underlined that the development of economic relations requires the concretization of joint projects and the implementation of signed agreements. The President stressed that Albania is interested in encouraging foreign investment and in the rational use of natural resources. The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahatir Mohamed, valued the climate of cooperation and expressed readiness to expand it into various fields, especially in the economy and trade. (To be continued on page 2) The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahatir Mohamed, talks with President Sali Berisha

The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahatir Mohamed, and the President of the Republic, Sali Berisha, held talks yesterday at the Brigades Palace. The meeting discussed bilateral relations and the possibilities for expanding them in the economic, commercial and cultural fields. Mahatir Mohamed appreciated the democratic changes in Albania and expressed the interest of Malaysian entrepreneurs in investing. President Berisha pointed out Albania's potential in the fields of oil, minerals and tourism. The Albanian side emphasized the importance of cooperation in education, culture and economic exchanges. The role of good political relations between the two countries as a basis for expanding contacts in the future was also underlined. Here is who has answered as the main culprits of the death lists

Sërvet Pëllumbi has taken up the “fight” against genocide by burning and destroying its documents These are the words of the former Minister of the Interior, Cevdet Ruçi, after being asked whether he knew about Hekuran Isai's order to draw up the nominal lists of those who died during the years of the communist regime. Cevdet Ruçi said that he did not remember this issue and that he had no knowledge of the content of the order. Meanwhile, the published documents show that the structures of the ministry had a direct role in organizing these lists. The article places emphasis on the political and institutional responsibility for concealing crimes and destroying documentary traces.

The left-wing press and paid servants in defense of genocide Plilushi “ZP” The orchestrated propagandist of the magazine “ZP”, now in the role of a paid servant, has been dealing for several days with the issue of the “Shkrydhja e një ligji”. He seems to have become so concerned that the “breath” of responsibility has come over him and he is defending those who ordered, carried out and covered up communist genocide. Instead of seeking the truth, the author tries to relativize the documents and divert attention. (To be continued on page 2)